 | 1831 - 780 páginas
...highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a mcst agreeable manner. The flowers are quite blood red before they expand, but when full grown the corolla is of a flesh colour. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of a fine female complexion;... | |
 | George Barrell Emerson - 1846 - 614 páginas
...which himself gives of it in his " Tour in Lapland," I, 188. "Andromeda polifolia was now (June 12,) in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds...expand ; but, when full grown, the corolla is of a fleshcolor. Scarcely any _ painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of a fine female complexion... | |
 | 1848 - 606 páginas
...plant, gives the following reasons for applying the name : — " Andromeda polifolia was now (June 12) in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds...they expand ; but when full grown the corolla is of a flesh colour : scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of afine female complexion;... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1854 - 780 páginas
...Smith's translation of Lintueus's Lachetit Lapponica : — " Andromeda polifulia was now (June 12.) in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a most agreeable manner. The dowers are quite blood.red before they expand j but, when full grown, the corolla is of a flesh-colour.... | |
 | Wilson Flagg - 1872 - 550 páginas
...suggested to Linnaeus the name given by him to the genus. He describes it in his " Tour of Lapland" as " decorating the marshy grounds in a most agreeable...are quite blood-red before they expand ; but when full-grown the corolla is of a flesh-color. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty... | |
 | Wilson Flagg - 1881 - 328 páginas
...suggested to Linnaeus the name given by him to the genus. He describes it in his " Tour of Lapland " as " decorating the marshy grounds in a most agreeable...are quite blood-red before they expand ; but when full-grown the corolla is of a flesh-color. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty... | |
 | Joseph Jackson - 1894 - 400 páginas
...account which he himself gives of it in his "Tour in Lapland." "Andromeda polifolia was now (June 12) in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds...expand ; but, when full grown, the corolla is of a flesh color. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of a fine female complexion... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 460 páginas
...a welcome sign of advancing summer. Chamoedaphne of Buxbaum (Andromeda polifolia) was at this time in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds...flowers are quite blood-red before they expand, but when full-grown the corolla is of a flesh color. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke - 1907 - 370 páginas
...Linnaeus, who gave the name, thus describes his thought in giving it: "Andromeda polifolia was now in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds...flowers are quite blood-red before they expand, but when full-grown the corolla is of a flesh-colour. As I contemplated it, I could not help thinking of Andromeda... | |
 | HENRY VAN DYKE - 1907 - 404 páginas
...Linnaeus, who gave the name, thus describes his thought in giving it: "Andromeda polifolia was now in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds...flowers are quite blood-red before they expand, but when full-grown the corolla is of a flesh-colour. As I contemplated it, I could not help thinking of Andromeda... | |
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Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of a fine female complexion, still less could any artificial colour upon the face itself bear a comparison with this lovely blossom. 
