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WOODY ORNAMENTAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pueraria
1, record 1, English, pueraria
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An herbaceous or woody twiner of the family Leguminosae, native to se. Asia. One specie Pueraria lobata, is widely grown in southeastern U. S. as a fodder plant, to control erosion, and sometimes as an ornamental. Some species yield economic and medicinal products used in their native regions. 1, record 1, English, - pueraria
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puerarie
1, record 1, French, puerarie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous-arbrisseau grimpant à feuilles caduques [...] et à racines renflées en tubercules. 1, record 1, French, - puerarie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- climbing screw pine
1, record 2, English, climbing%20screw%20pine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pandanaceae family. 1, record 2, English, - climbing%20screw%20pine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Woody climber with brittle, rooting stems twining into treetops; every meter new branches will form, ending in tufts of narrow, spiny leaves tapering to a point, their center produces a curious, ornamental inflorescence of fleshy rosy-red bracts surrounding the purplish-red spadix.(Hawaii). 1, record 2, English, - climbing%20screw%20pine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
(Source) Committee on status of endangered wildlife in Canada - "Canadian Species at Risk" - April 1994) 1, record 2, English, - climbing%20screw%20pine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Freycinetia arborea
1, record 2, French, Freycinetia%20arborea
Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Agriculture - General
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Hardiness and Growth of Woody Ornamental Plants in Quebec: REPLOQ Results and Recommendations
1, record 3, English, Hardiness%20and%20Growth%20of%20Woody%20Ornamental%20Plants%20in%20Quebec%3A%20REPLOQ%20Results%20and%20Recommendations
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, issued by Conseil des productions végétales du Québec inc, Québec, 1998, 467 pages. 2, record 3, English, - Hardiness%20and%20Growth%20of%20Woody%20Ornamental%20Plants%20in%20Quebec%3A%20REPLOQ%20Results%20and%20Recommendations
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
REPLOQ :Ornamental Woody Plant Testing Network. 2, record 3, English, - Hardiness%20and%20Growth%20of%20Woody%20Ornamental%20Plants%20in%20Quebec%3A%20REPLOQ%20Results%20and%20Recommendations
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Agriculture - Généralités
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Rusticité et croissance de plantes ligneuses ornementales au Québec : résultats et recommandations du REPLOQ
1, record 3, French, Rusticit%C3%A9%20et%20croissance%20de%20plantes%20ligneuses%20ornementales%20au%20Qu%C3%A9bec%20%3A%20r%C3%A9sultats%20et%20recommandations%20du%20REPLOQ
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, publié par le Conseil des productions végétales du Québec inc., Québec, 1995, 469 pages. 2, record 3, French, - Rusticit%C3%A9%20et%20croissance%20de%20plantes%20ligneuses%20ornementales%20au%20Qu%C3%A9bec%20%3A%20r%C3%A9sultats%20et%20recommandations%20du%20REPLOQ
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
REPLOQ : Réseau d'essais de plantes ligneuses ornementales du Québec. 2, record 3, French, - Rusticit%C3%A9%20et%20croissance%20de%20plantes%20ligneuses%20ornementales%20au%20Qu%C3%A9bec%20%3A%20r%C3%A9sultats%20et%20recommandations%20du%20REPLOQ
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-04-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fences and Enclosures
- Landscape Architecture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- clipped hedge
1, record 4, English, clipped%20hedge
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Specialized pruning of woody plants into ornamental--but unnatural--shapes is called topiary. While visually arresting, these sculptural forms are high in maintenance needs whether arranged as clipped hedges, wall decorations of espaliers, pleached allées, or plant standards. Most require professional assistance to create and maintain, and, once begun, demand annual upkeep indefinitely. 1, record 4, English, - clipped%20hedge
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Enceintes et clôtures
- Architecture paysagère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- haie taillée
1, record 4, French, haie%20taill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les plantes sont réparties en étages successifs dont le plus bas avoisine l'allée ou le dallage, tandis que le plus élevé [...] s'adosse à la haie taillée qui sert d'arrière-plan. 1, record 4, French, - haie%20taill%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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