Stars of the Earth, Or, Wild Flowers of the MonthsJohnstone, Hunter, 1868 - 272 pages |
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... of holly . Its pretty , white , wax - like flower does not appear until April ; but is scarcely so beautiful as its poisonous scarlet berry , which glows so brightly in this winter month 6 JANUARY . HOLLY-Ilex aquifolium. ...
... of holly . Its pretty , white , wax - like flower does not appear until April ; but is scarcely so beautiful as its poisonous scarlet berry , which glows so brightly in this winter month 6 JANUARY . HOLLY-Ilex aquifolium. ...
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... poisonous plant , as are also the wild varieties , which , however , do not blossom before Feb- ruary , and have greenish purple flowers . The ancients held the Christmas rose in great esteem and veneration , and used in winter time to ...
... poisonous plant , as are also the wild varieties , which , however , do not blossom before Feb- ruary , and have greenish purple flowers . The ancients held the Christmas rose in great esteem and veneration , and used in winter time to ...
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... poisonous , bloom- ing in woods and waste places , and bearing greenish flowers , those of the latter somewhat larger and tinged with purple . The green leaves are numerous and pedate , or bird - footed ; the stems are usually short ...
... poisonous , bloom- ing in woods and waste places , and bearing greenish flowers , those of the latter somewhat larger and tinged with purple . The green leaves are numerous and pedate , or bird - footed ; the stems are usually short ...
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... poisonous properties . It is a beauteous little blossom , which we value all the more for appearing at this dreary season , when so few flowers gladden our sight . Well has Clare described it , But- ' The winter aconite , With buttercup ...
... poisonous properties . It is a beauteous little blossom , which we value all the more for appearing at this dreary season , when so few flowers gladden our sight . Well has Clare described it , But- ' The winter aconite , With buttercup ...
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... poisonous to all but birds , and eagerly sought for by the thrush and black- bird . The spurge laurel is a native of Britain , more common than the mezereon , and may in mild seasons be gathered as early as January . It is one of the ...
... poisonous to all but birds , and eagerly sought for by the thrush and black- bird . The spurge laurel is a native of Britain , more common than the mezereon , and may in mild seasons be gathered as early as January . It is one of the ...
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Page 189 - Spake full well, in language quaint and olden, One who dwelleth by the castled Rhine, When he called the flowers, so blue and golden, Stars, that in earth's firmament do shine.
Page 221 - Heaped in the hollows of the grove, the autumn leaves lie dead ; They rustle to the eddying gust, and to the rabbit's tread ; The robin and the wren are flown, and from the shrubs the jay, And from the wood-top calls the crow through all the gloomy day. Where are the flowers, the fair young...
Page 169 - Our outward life requires them not — Then wherefore had they birth ? — To minister delight to man, To beautify the earth ; To comfort man — to whisper hope, Whene'er his faith is dim, For who so careth for the flowers Will much more care for him ! Mary Howitt.
Page 7 - O READER ! hast thou ever stood to see The holly tree? The eye that contemplates it well, perceives Its glossy leaves Ordered by an intelligence so wise As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle, through their prickly round, Can reach to wound ; But as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarmed the pointless leaves appear.
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Page 156 - Though woodbines flaunt and roses glow O'er all the fragrant bowers, Thou need'st not be ashamed to show Thy satin-threaded flowers ; For dull the eye, the heart is dull, That cannot feel how fair, Amid all beauty beautiful, Thy tender blossoms are...
Page 140 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth...
Page 77 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire Mirth and youth, and warm desire; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Page 103 - And of an humbler growth, the other tall, And throwing up into the darkest gloom Of neighbouring cypress or more sable yew Her silver globes, light as the foamy surf That the wind severs from the broken wave ; The lilac, various in array, now white, Now sanguine, and her beauteous head now set With purple spikes pyramidal, as if Studious of ornament, yet unresolved Which hue she most approved, she chose them all...
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