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FLORA |
Native plants |
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WILDFLOWERS |
Native plants found by turbulent rivers |
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HAEMATOXYLON |
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single
species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan. |
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SENNA |
The plants themselves, native to the East, but now
cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies. |
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COBAEA |
A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South
America. C. scandens is a conservatory climber with large bell-shaped
flowers. |
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XANTHORHOEA |
A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia,
having a thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike leaves.
See Grass tree. |
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BANEBERRY |
A genus (Actaea) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceae,
native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are
poisonous. |
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ARNICA |
A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica
montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a
narcotic and stimulant. |
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GELSEMIUM |
A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine
(Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. It
has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers. |
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HYDRANGEA |
A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and
large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. H.
hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan. |
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DAHLIA |
A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of
the order Compositae; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The
numerous varieties... |
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VICTORIA |
A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen
Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its
large, spreading leaves ar... |
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NATURAL |
Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the
constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to
nature; essential; charac... |