European FernsCassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1879 - 196 Seiten |
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abundant aculeatum Adiantum apex appearance Asia Asplenium Athyrium Azores barren fronds base beautiful bipinnate Blechnum botanical botanists Bracken British Ferns British Museum brown caudex Ceterach colour common counties covered cultivation Cystopteris densely described distinct English Europe European ferns extending fertile fronds flora flowering foot frequently fronds fructification garden genera genus green growing habit hairs Hard Fern Hart's-tongue Hemionitis Herbarium Hooker indusia indusium Ireland Islands known Lady Fern LASTREA Linnæus lobes localities Madeira Maidenhair Maidenhair Spleenwort Male Fern margin Moore narrow native Nature-printed nearly North numerous oblong occurs Parsley Fern pinnæ pinnate pinnules placed plant Polypodium Polypody portion produced Pteris rachis recorded referred remarkable resemblance rhizome rocks roots says scales scaly Scolopendrium segments slender sometimes sori sorus species specimens spinulosa Spleenwort sporangia spores stem stipes surface Synopsis Filicum texture thousand feet Trichomanes tropical tufted upper usually variety veins Vincent Brooks walls widely distributed Woodwardia
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Seite 180 - On which it grew, or to be left alone To its own beauty. Many such there are, Fair Ferns and Flowers, and chiefly that tall Fern, So stately, of the Queen Osmunda named ; Plant lovelier in its own retired abode On Grasmere's beach, than Naiad by the side Of Grecian brook, or Lady of the Mere, Sole-sitting by the shores of old Romance.
Seite 72 - And dangerous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itself with ornaments of gold, Yields no unpleasing ramble; there the turf Smells fresh, and, rich in odoriferous herbs And fungous fruits of earth, regales the sense With luxury of unexpected sweets.
Seite 10 - Cradled in snow and fann'd by arctic air, Shines, gentle Barometz ! thy golden hair ; Rooted in earth each cloven hoof descends, And round and round her flexile neck she bends ; Crops the grey coral moss and hoary thyme, Or laps with rosy tongue the melting rime. Eyes with mute tenderness her distant dam, Or seems to bleat, a Vegetable Lamb.
Seite 36 - When the fern is as high as a spoon, You may sleep an hour at noon ; When the fern is as high as a ladle, You may sleep as long as you're able ; When the fern begins to look red, Then milk is good with brown bread.
Seite 186 - Hammer, and pincers, thou unshod'st them with ? Alas ! what lock or iron engine is't That can thy subtile secret strength resist, Sith the best farrier cannot set a shoe So sure, but thou (so shortly) canst undo...
Seite 35 - Sir, His Majesty, taking notice of an opinion entertained in Staffordshire, that the burning of Feme doth draw downe rain, and being desirous that the country and himself may enjoy fair weather as long as he remains in those parts, His Majesty hath commanded me to write unto you, to cause all burninge of Feme to bee forborne, until His Majesty be passed the country.