The Flowering Plants of Great Britain, Volume 1Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1855 - Botany |
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... frequently two kinds of florets in one blossom ; those of the disk , or centre , being of a tubular form ; those of the ray , strap - shaped . When four petals are placed crosswise , the blossom is termed cruciferous ; as the Wall ...
... frequently two kinds of florets in one blossom ; those of the disk , or centre , being of a tubular form ; those of the ray , strap - shaped . When four petals are placed crosswise , the blossom is termed cruciferous ; as the Wall ...
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... frequently irregular , as are some- times the petals , which are generally five or more in number , but occasionally wanting ; stamens usually numerous , inserted on the receptacle ; ovaries usually many ; fruit consisting of one or ...
... frequently irregular , as are some- times the petals , which are generally five or more in number , but occasionally wanting ; stamens usually numerous , inserted on the receptacle ; ovaries usually many ; fruit consisting of one or ...
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... frequent enough to afford us a dye available for any more important purpose . We must be content to prize it for its beauty in those places where it is plentiful ; but it is not a common flower , growing chiefly on high pasture lands ...
... frequent enough to afford us a dye available for any more important purpose . We must be content to prize it for its beauty in those places where it is plentiful ; but it is not a common flower , growing chiefly on high pasture lands ...
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... frequent as garden flowers . It is somewhat acrimonious , but less so than the exotic kinds ; one of these ( Adonis Capensis ) , which grows wild on the mountains of the Cape of Good Hope , is said by Thunberg to be commonly used ...
... frequent as garden flowers . It is somewhat acrimonious , but less so than the exotic kinds ; one of these ( Adonis Capensis ) , which grows wild on the mountains of the Cape of Good Hope , is said by Thunberg to be commonly used ...
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... frequent . The plant is sometimes laid on the skin to raise blisters ; but these are extremely difficult to heal . 5. R. Ficária ( Lesser Celandine , or Pilewort ) .- Leaves heart - shaped , or kidney - shaped , and stalked , angular ...
... frequent . The plant is sometimes laid on the skin to raise blisters ; but these are extremely difficult to heal . 5. R. Ficária ( Lesser Celandine , or Pilewort ) .- Leaves heart - shaped , or kidney - shaped , and stalked , angular ...
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Page 17 - Hark, hark ! the lark at heaven's gate sings. And Phoebus gins arise, His steeds to water at those springs On chalic'd flowers that lies ; And winking Mary-buds begin To ope their golden eyes : With every thing that pretty is, My lady sweet arise ; Arise, arise ! Clo.
Page 124 - Hence these shades Are still the abodes of gladness ; the thick roof Of green and stirring branches is alive And musical with birds, that sing and sport In wantonness of spirit; while below The squirrel, with raised paws and form erect, Chirps merrily.
Page 234 - ... and walk to some neighbouring wood, accompanied with music and the blowing of horns, where they broke down branches from the trees and adorned them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. This done, they returned...
Page 197 - Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? GOD! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, GOD!
Page 181 - Here are sweet peas, on tip-toe for a flight : With wings of gentle flush o'er delicate white, And taper fingers catching at all things, To bind them all about with tiny rings.
Page 110 - Which strike ev'n eyes incurious ; but each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings ; holds a rank, which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which nature's self would rue.
Page 197 - Ye pine-groves, with your soft and soul-like sounds! And they too have a voice, yon piles of snow, And in their perilous fall shall thunder, GOD! Ye living flowers that skirt the eternal frost!
Page 150 - Lotophagi) which whoso tastes, Insatiate riots in the sweet repasts, Nor other home nor other care intends, But quits his house, his country, and his friends: The three we sent, from off th...
Page 197 - Ye lightnings, the dread arrows of the clouds ! Ye signs and wonders of the elements ! Utter forth God, and fill the hills with praise ! Thou, too, hoar Mount ! with thy sky-pointing peaks, Oft from whose feet the avalanche, unheard, Shoots downward, glittering through the pure serene, Into the depth of clouds that veil thy breast, — Thou too again, stupendous Mountain ! thou...
Page 196 - Motionless torrents! silent cataracts! Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? — God!