ISBN: 1150826207

[EAN: 9781150826207], Neubuch, [PU: General Books LLC], CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH,WORLD, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 68 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic b… More...

[EAN: 9781150826207], Neubuch, [PU: General Books LLC], CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH,WORLD, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 68 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849. Excerpt: . . . CHAPTER XV. THE HYACINTH. Has any person ever seen a vulgar-looking flower It is customary, I know, to call weeds vulgar; but that is an idle distinction, not admissible by any florist, to say nothing of botanists; because some of the most exquisitely elegant of the race are trodden under our feet on the heaths, and plucked by children from the way-side hedge-row. Is the daisy vulgar no, that wee, modest, crimson-tipped flower has been sung into importance. Is the poppy Why, if the common single species, that waves its loose petals among our corn, were introduced as a rare exotic, crowds would press to examine and to eulogize the depth of its splendid tint, with the singular mixture of jet black, so rare among the flowers. The dandelion, scornfully expelled from our gardens, is a minature sun, with its radiating petals of bright gold: and thus through every family of every tribe may be traced the workings of a skill that cannot be ungraceful. However, I willingly admit that some flowers are pre-eminent m elegance of structure, casting many others into comparative shade; and if I prefer, on a very uncongenial day in Febuary, to remain within doors, and solace myself with the small garden that my stand exhibits, and what I have forced into bloom before they could have reared their heads above the surface of the frozen ground, I have a proof before me, that, among the native productions of our soil (and I deal with no other in these pages, ) there are some that, for beauty of form and colouring, and richness of perfume, may vie with the proudest offspring of warmer latitudes. Behold the glass that adorns my mantle-piece, and tell me where to look for a loveJier flowret than the tall, rich, double hyacinth that shoots from it in a living plume I have wa. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2012, ISBN: 1150826207

Paperback, [EAN: 9781150826207], General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Book, [PU: General Books LLC], 2012-02-01, General Books LLC, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing… More...

Paperback, [EAN: 9781150826207], General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Book, [PU: General Books LLC], 2012-02-01, General Books LLC, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned...., 65, History, 271237, Ancient History & Civilisation, 276416, Archaeology, 271343, Britain & Ireland, 271480, Europe, 271565, North America, 271411, Military History, 772016, Maritime History, 771710, Political History, 772148, Social & Economic History, 772162, Cultural History, 771714, Religious History, 271389, Other Historical Subjects, 771724, Essays, Journals, Letters & True Accounts, 271605, Reference, 771718, World History, 771708, Countries & Regions, 4119251, Academic History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

ISBN: 9781150826207

Floral Biography, Or Chapters On Flowers Charlotte Elizabeth, Books, History, Floral Biography, Or Chapters On Flowers Books>History General Books publication date: 2009 Original publica… More...

Floral Biography, Or Chapters On Flowers Charlotte Elizabeth, Books, History, Floral Biography, Or Chapters On Flowers Books>History General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1849 Original Publisher: Baker and Scribner Subjects: Crafts<

2016, ISBN: 1150826207

[EAN: 9781150826207], Neubuch, [PU: General Books LLC], FLORAL BIOGRAPHY, OR CHAPTERS ON FLOWERS, PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Publication Year 2016; Not Signed; Fast Shipping from the UK.