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" This plant is always fixed on some little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps, as Andromeda herself was chained to a rock in the sea, which bathed her feet, as the fresh water does the roots of the plant. "
Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants - Página 169
editado por - 1834
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The Illustrative Lesson Notes: A Guide to the Study of the International ...

John Heyl Vincent, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, John Thomas McFarland - 1893 - 430 páginas
...by the poets. The plant is always fixed in some turfy hillock in the midst of swamps, as Andromeda was chained to a rock in the sea, which bathed her feet as the fresh water does the plant. As the distressed virgin cast down her blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the...
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Through Glade and Mead: A Contribution to Local Natural History

Joseph Jackson - 1894 - 400 páginas
...applicable they seemed to the little plant before me. This plant is always fixed on some turfy little hillock in the midst of the swamps, as Andromeda herself...bathed her feet, as the fresh water does the roots of this plant. At length comes Perseus in the shape of summer, dries up the surrounding water, and destroys...
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Sweet-scented Flowers and Fragrant Leaves: Interesting Associations Gathered ...

Donald McDonald - 1895 - 256 páginas
...these charms remain only so long as she retains her virginal purity. This plant is always fixed on some little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps,...bathed her feet, as the fresh water does the roots of this plant. Dragons and venomous serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the...
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How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of ...

Frances Theodora Parsons - 1895 - 412 páginas
...northward, flowering in June. It was named Andromeda by Linnaeus because he found it " always fixed on some little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps,...Andromeda herself was chained to a rock in the sea." Before expansion the flowers are usually bright red. STAGGER-BUSH. Andromeda Mariana. Heath Family....
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How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of ...

Frances Theodora Parsons - 1895 - 410 páginas
...northward, flowering in June. It was named Andromeda by Linnaeus because he found it " always fixed on some little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps,...Andromeda herself was chained to a rock in the sea." Before expansion the flowers are usually bright red. STAGGER-BUSH. Andromeda Mariana. Heath Family....
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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Volumen23

Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 460 páginas
...also applicable to the plant, now preparing to celebrate its nuptials. This plant is always fixed on some little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps,...roots of the plant. Dragons and venomous serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable prototype, and when...
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Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of ..., Volumen45

American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1897 - 372 páginas
...applicable to the plant, now preparing to celebrate its nuptials. This plant is nlwiiys fixed on gome little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps, as...roots of the plant. Dragons and venomous serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable prototype, and, when...
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Ornamental Shrubs for Garden, Lawn, and Park Planting: With an Account of ...

Lucius Daniel Davis - 1899 - 360 páginas
...have contrived a more apposite fable. This plant is always fixed in some turfy hillock in the midst of swamps, as Andromeda herself was chained to a rock...which bathed her feet as the fresh water does the root of this plant." A. polifolia, the species so poetically described by the flower-lover, is indigenous...
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Ornamental Shrubs for Garden, Lawn, and Park Planting: With an Account of ...

Lucius Daniel Davis - 1899 - 366 páginas
...have contrived a more apposite fable. This plant is always fixed in some turfy hillock in the midst of swamps, as Andromeda herself was chained to a rock...which bathed her feet as the fresh water does the root of this plant." A. polifolia, the species so poetically described by the flower-lover, is indigenous...
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Nature's Garden; an Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect ...

Neltje Blanchan - 1900 - 512 páginas
...This plant is always fixed on some little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps," he wrote, "just as Andromeda herself was chained to a rock in the...bathed her feet as the fresh water does the roots of this plant. ... As the distressed virgin cast down her blushing face through excessive affliction,...
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