The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... flowers grow in large conical panicles ; are of a bluish lilac ' colcr , purple or white , and have a de- licious odor . The leaves are a favorite food of canthar- ides . The bitter extract of the unripe capsules has very marked tonic ...
... flowers grow in large conical panicles ; are of a bluish lilac ' colcr , purple or white , and have a de- licious odor . The leaves are a favorite food of canthar- ides . The bitter extract of the unripe capsules has very marked tonic ...
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... flowers are generally large , with 6 - cleft or 6 - toothed perianth ; and grow singly , or in spikes , racemes , umbels , heads , or panicles . The stamens are six , opposite to the segments of the perianth ; the pistil has a superior ...
... flowers are generally large , with 6 - cleft or 6 - toothed perianth ; and grow singly , or in spikes , racemes , umbels , heads , or panicles . The stamens are six , opposite to the segments of the perianth ; the pistil has a superior ...
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... flowers , as much prized for fragrance as for beauty . - The Orange Lily ( L. bulbiferum ) , native of s . Europe , with large , erect , orange- colored flowers , is a well - known and very showy orna- ment of flower - gardens . - The ...
... flowers , as much prized for fragrance as for beauty . - The Orange Lily ( L. bulbiferum ) , native of s . Europe , with large , erect , orange- colored flowers , is a well - known and very showy orna- ment of flower - gardens . - The ...
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... flowers ; a white , bell - shaped , or tubular 6 - cleft or 6- toothed perianth ; a 3 - celled germen , with two ovules in each cell , and a succulent fruit . - The species commonly known as the Lily of the Valley ( C. majalis ) , the ...
... flowers ; a white , bell - shaped , or tubular 6 - cleft or 6- toothed perianth ; a 3 - celled germen , with two ovules in each cell , and a succulent fruit . - The species commonly known as the Lily of the Valley ( C. majalis ) , the ...
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... flowers . The berries , the root , and the flowers have a nauseous , bitter , somewhat acrid taste , and pur- gative and diuretic effects . The smell of the flowers in large quantity , and in a close apartment , is narcotic . Dried and ...
... flowers . The berries , the root , and the flowers have a nauseous , bitter , somewhat acrid taste , and pur- gative and diuretic effects . The smell of the flowers in large quantity , and in a close apartment , is narcotic . Dried and ...
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