 | William Rhind - 1841 - 756 Seiten
...more magnificent appearance; for the calyx of the flower, when open, is nearly a foot in diameter, the inside of which being of a splendid yellow colour, appears like the T»y» of a bright star : the outside is of a dark brown; the petals taing of a pure white, add to... | |
 | William Rhind - 1857 - 874 Seiten
...more magnificent appearance; for the calyx of the flower, when open, is nearly a foot in diameter, the inside of which being of a splendid yellow colour,...appears like the rays of a bright star: the outside is of a dark brown; the petals being of a pure white, add to the lustre. The vast number of recurved... | |
 | Henry Allnutt - 1877 - 156 Seiten
...more magnificent appearance. For the calyx of the flower, when open, is nearly a foot in diameter ; the inside of which, being of a splendid yellow colour,...appears like the rays of a bright star. The outside is of a dark brown ; the petals, being of a pure white, add to the lustre ; the vast number of recurved... | |
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... three or four in the morning they fade and hang down quite decayed, never opening again when once closed. During their short continuance there is scarcely any flower of greater beauty, or that makes a more magnificent appearance; for the calyx of... 