This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...but honey is present all the same, for it is found in the walls of the carpels and oozes out therefrom, therefore the promise of the brilliant sepals is not belied, and flies, beetles and even bees are supplied. Though the leaves and flowers of this plant stand out rigidly enough when a copious supply ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...but honey is present all the same, for it is found in the walls of the carpels and oozes out therefrom, therefore the promise of the brilliant sepals is not belied, and flies, beetles and even bees are supplied. Though the leaves and flowers of this plant stand out rigidly enough when a copious supply of water is at their command, yet if it be cut off from them for even but a short time they wither very rapidly and fall flabbily enough. Restore it to them within reasonable time, and they are quickly themselves again. This dependence upon a plentiful water supply has in some parts of the West Country secured for these flowers the ugly name of " Drunkards," " because they are always drinking "; but a poet who found them once gaily flourishing in the late autumn touched even this name with the finger of romance, and spoke of them as--" Drunkards of Sun and Summer They keep their colour clearI Flaming among the marshes At waning of the year." (Nora Chessom) And so we are once more back to the idea of the Bride of the Sun. " Water-blobs," " Mere-blobs," or simply " Blobs " are familiar enough country names--" Water-dragon " is less known--all having reference to their love of water. " Bull-flowers," a Somerset name, is probably a rustic rendering of " Pool-flowers," though some prefer to see a reference in it to the size of the flowers, " bull " being a general term for anything specially large. Their other name of " Bull's-eyes " bears out this contention. " Horseblob," the name by which the Northamptonshire poet Clare knew it--" The Horse-blob swells its golden ball," he says--is...
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Add this copy of Wild Flowers as They Grow to cart. $19.28, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1912 by Cassell & Company.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Wild Flowers as They Grow (Fourth Series) to cart. $22.91, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1912 by Cassell & Company.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Wild Flowers as They Grow (Sixth Series) to cart. $22.96, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1914 by Cassell & Company.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: