10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LADY'S-SMOCK»
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Vol. I. - Thalamiflorae
H. B. Native of the kingdom of Naples near Scylla. Broad-leaved Lady's-Smock.
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1710. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 40 C. MACROPHY'LLA (Willd. spec. 3. p.
484.) leaves pinnate, somewhat pubescent; segments 5, oval-lanceolate, pointed
, ...
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A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...
Buenos-Ayrean Lady's Smock. Pl. .5 foot. 14. C. ANTENIQUA'NA (Burch. cat.
geogr. pl. afr. aust. no. 6043.) leaves trifoliate, pilose on the upper surface;
leaflets stalked, ovate, toothed ; pods erect ; stems somewhat decumbent. 1.1.? G
. Native ...
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A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants
Buenos-Ayrean Lady's Smock. Pl. & foot. 14- C. Au'rsmoua'ua (Burch. cat. geogr.
pl- at'r. aust. no. 6043.) leaves tril'oliate, pilose on the upper surface; leaflets
stalked, ovate, toothed ; pods erect ; stems somewhat decumbent. '21.? G. Native
...
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A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
Buenos-Ayrean Lady's Smock. PI. £ foot. 14 C. Anteniqua'na (Burch. cat. geogr.
pi- afr. aust.no. 6043.) leaves trifoliate, pilose on the upper surface ; leaflets
stalked, ovate, toothed ; pods erect ; stems somewhat decumbent. %1 G. Native
of the ...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica or a Dictionary of Arts and ...
CARDAMINE, lady's smock, in botany, a genus of the tetrad) namia siliquofa
class. The pod opens with a spring, and the valves are revolted: The stigma is
entire ; and the calix gapes a little. There are fifteen species, seven of which are
natives ...
Cardamine pratentit. Nat. Ord., Crucifera. HE Cardamine praientit, or lady's-
smock, is, like the primrose and cowslip, one of the typical plants of the opening
floral year. The primrose, we have seen, delights rather in the hedgerows and
woods, ...
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA; Or, A DICTIONARY of Arts and ...
There are fifteen species, seven of which are natives os Britain, t-iz. the
bellidisolia, or daisy-leaved lady's-smock; the ... bitter cresses, or lady's-smock ;
theimpatiens, or impatient lady's-smock; the parviflora, or sntall-flowered lady's-
smock; and ...
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The Useful Plants of Great Britain. ... Illustrated by J. E. ...
Leaves pinnate, without stipules; leaflets of the rootleaves roundish and toothed;
those of the stem-ones linear-lanceolate, entire. Petals with a tooth on the claw.
Style straight. Anthers yellow. The Lady's Smock or Bitter-cress grows abundantly
...
C. Pierpoint JOHNSON, John Edward SOWERBY, 1862
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A Gospel of Wild Flowers
Lady's smock is a member of the crucifer family, which contains about 3,000
species, and is trulv cosmopolitan with representatives in every country.
lnternational exchanges and visits are very beneficial for all involved, although
nowadays we ...
10
Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for ...
Garlic mustard ; Jack-by-the-hedge ; Sauce alone. Dame's-violet. Cuckoofiower ;
ladies' smock ; milkmaids. Bitter cress; tailor's needles. Wood lady's smock.
Yellow rocket. Water cress. Scurvy grass ; pick pockets. Alyssum. Shepherd's-
purse.
Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, 1894
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LADY'S-SMOCK»
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Cambridge naturalist Martin Walters sings the praises of the cuckoo
The lovely pale pink-flowered cuckooflower (or lady's-smock or milkmaids) probably takes its name from the fact that its peak flowering ... «Cambridge News, May 15»
Meadow chic! How suburban gardens, council parks and fields are …
First came slender, pink lady's-smock or cuckooflower, whose appearance is said to predict the first calling of the migrant bird. Not long ... «Daily Mail, Aug 12»
