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IRISES |
Handsome flowers |
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GUERNSEY LILY |
A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with
handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey. |
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LINDEN |
A handsome tree (Tilia Europaea), having cymes of light
yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe. |
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GLOBEFLOWER |
A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europaeus), found in
the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped
flowers. |
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ASTER |
A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called
China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome
compound flowers. |
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RHODODENDRON |
A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having
handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their
flowers; rosebay. |
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MORNING-GLORY |
A climbing plant (Ipomoea purpurea) having handsome,
funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or variegated,
sometimes pale blue. See Dextrorsal. |
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HOBBLEBUSH |
A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long,
straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern
United States. Called also shinhopple. |
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NARCISSUS |
A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome
flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and
comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds. |
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HEATH |
A low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute
evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in
Great Britain for ... |
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LIRIODENDRON |
A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North
America, having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike
flowers; tulip tree; whitewo... |
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PINK |
...perennial herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome five-petaled
flowers with a tubular calyx. ... |
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HAWK MOTH |
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numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly
mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, suck... |