10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENT LILY»
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lent lily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The English Jersey Cattle Society's Herd Book
Heather xiv-280, wh.B., do. do. May 19. Lent Lily xvi-330, wh.B., do. do. June 23.
Hyacinth xvi-312, wh.B., do. do. July 31. May xvii-354, wh.C, Marsh Marigold, do.
Sept. 12. Briar xvii-252, wh.B., sold to butcher, do. Nov. 5. Arum 2nd xvi-232, bk.
English Jersey Cattle Society, 1907
O, bright Lent Lily with the golden hair, Why art thou only lent and wilt not stay ?
Thou art so wonderfully bright and fair, My sunshine goes if thou but turn away,
Lent Lily ! Thy smile is welcome : though it come in Lent, The gayest festival it
well ...
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The Music of Wild Flowers
CHAPTER XVI LENT LILY WOOD LTHOUGH the daffodil or Lent lily has been
immortalised by Shakespeare as the flower of the English spring, “That comes
before the swallow dares, and takes The winds of March with beauty,” yet in most
...
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Flowers and Flower Lore: With ... Index and Notes
Every one is aware that the Daffodil is named, after this ecclesiastically important
period, Lent Lily. This is the flower of which Shakspere writes in the following
lines :— “Daffodils True, Shakspere will have to look to his laurels if we get many
...
It is easiest to start with three simple varieties when trying to sort them out: the
jonquil, the Lent lily (N. pseudonarcissus), and the 'Campernelle.' The jonquil I
have just described sets seeds as well as multiplies through the process of
division.
Chris Wiesinger, William C. Welch, 2013
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The religion of humanity and other poems
Annie Matheson. FLOWER FANCIES. II. To a Devonshire Maiden sojourning in
London. ( With a bunch of the wild daffodils, called in Devon " Lent Ltiics.") 0
bright Lent Lily with the golden hair, Why art thou only lent and wilt not stay ? —
Thou ...
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Barr's Nursery Catalogs
§t Em press (3), xxx, large flower, perianth white and of great substance, trumpet
rich yellow, very beautiful, ht. 20 in. per 1000, 70/- ; per 100, 7/6 1 3... — ,, „ Extra
strong bulbs ,, 95/- ; „ 10/6 1 6...0 2 'English Lent Lily (2). See Lent Lily ...
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Echoes from the glen in Divers Keys
Mother : How many years ! Long, long ago, I placed a pale Lent lily at thy home ;
The wild wind's harp is playing there I know, And yet my lily grew and grew to
bloom ; Its folded leaves are tender, soft, and sweet, It is the whitest lily in the land
.
William Page Carter, 1904
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The pocket encyclopædia of natural phenomena, compiled ...
Thomas Furly Forster Thomas Ignatius M. Forster. Delphinium consolida, solst. fl.
May and June. There are in all twenty-four Larkspurs. Lent Lily or Double early
Daffodil Narcissus Pseudonarcissus plenus, prim. fl. March 9th to the end of April.
Thomas Furly Forster, Thomas Ignatius M. Forster, 1827
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Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society
On the other hand, I have myself, to some extent, imitated both the Lulworth and
the Bicester flowers by crossing the Lent-lily with garden Daffodils. The Lent-lily,
dusted with pollen of a trumpet-Daffodil " Achilles," has given me the flowers,
here ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENT LILY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lent lily is used in the context of the following news items.
Once upon a time in the West Country: Richard Mabey on the …
The pubs in Elizabethan London were decked out with them at Easter. The wild daff – or Lent lily – is another depleted native elbowed west. «New Statesman, Apr 15»
Everybody's Easter flower
Called Easter flower by many, it is known by other names such as Lent lily, jonquil, wild daffodil and narcissus. Narcissus is the most accurate, ... «Southeast Missourian, Mar 15»
How to deal with Daffs: All varieties have their merits, if you put them …
In our tiny woodland garden we grow Lent lily and the dainty Tenby daffodil, N. obvallaris. Keeping those company is the hybrid Rapture, ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Daffodils are naff writes GUY WALTERS
Call it what you like — Narcissus, the jonquil, the Lent lily — as far as I am concerned, the daff is naff. And it should be dead-headed once and ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Early blooming daffodils inspire the senses
The one that typically flowers first, commonly called the Lent lily, is probably the one William Wordsworth wrote about in his ode to nature, ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Feb 15»
Chance discovery of new daffodil in Cornish garden
Mr Bishop said: " On a trip to Pentillie we spotted a double form amongst huge numbers of lent lily. With star shaped flowers, the coronal ... «Western Morning News, Jan 15»
Ring the changes
Earlier this year David Morris lent Lily Allen a diamond ring for her BAFTA appearance, a fact Allen excitedly tweeted on her way to the awards ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
Carol Klein: Seductive wild flowers and their cultivated cousins
These are the poet Wordsworth's host, the Lent lily. Anyone coming across them cannot help smiling – after the initial gasp of total delight, that ... «Mirror.co.uk, Mar 13»
Spring awakening: Rejoice in the daffodils and narcissi that are …
Choose light-limbed daffodils for naturalising, species such as the Lent lily, N. pseudonarcissus, or 'Actaea' which looks wonderful planted in ... «Independent, Mar 11»
Shooting stars: A new book by Anna Pavord pays homage to the …
Choose light-limbed daffodils for naturalising, species such as the Lent lily, N. pseudonarcissus, or 'Actaea' which looks wonderful planted in ... «Independent, Sep 09»
