10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUXURIANT»
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luxuriant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Beauties of Nature, Displayed in a Sentimental Ramble ...
BEAUTIES of'NATURE, DISPLAssYED IN A SENTIMENTAL RAMBLE x
THROUGH HER LUXURIANT FIELDS; WITH RETROSPEQTIVE VIEW of HER_,
AND THAT GREAT ALMIGHTY BEING WHO GAVE HER BIRTH. TO WH_lCH
lSADDED ...
W. Jackson (of Lichfield Close.), 1769
2
The Imagery of the Cosmological Buddha
They grow seventy li tall and bear luxuriant flowers and fruits. When these fruits
are ripe, they cast off their peels spontaneously, bUrst open, and emanate
aromas according to their nature. Some of these trees reach a height of fifty or fifty
-four li ...
Angela Falco Howard, 1986
3
The Phytologist: a botanical journal
Hill; most luxuriant and abundant, four or five feet in height; truly wild. (Another
disputed native.) Hieracium prenanthoides. In one locality near top of North Inch ;
sparingly, but luxuriant. Holcus mollis. Far less common than H. lanatus, Kinnoul
...
She said: "When will this be a luxuriant chair on which I can take a seat?" She
said: "When will this be a luxuriant bed on which I can lie down?" Five years, ten
years had gone by, the tree had grown massive; its bark, however, did not split.
5
The Medical and Physical Journal
The luxuriant shoots of peach and nectarine trees are generally barren ; but the
lateral shoots emitted in the same season by them are often productive of fruit,
particularly if treated in the manner recommended by. mc in the Horticultural ...
6
A New System of Cotton Culture and Its Application
To reduce the number of plants by wider spacing in the rows means that a longer
period of time is required to produce a crop, for the reason that large luxuriant
plants do not begin to produce flowers and bolls as early as plants of more ...
7
The Poetics of Repetition in English and Chinese Lyric Poetry
Take, for example, the following poem from the Book of Songs, in which xing (
referring to the first two lines of each stanza about the peach tree) was initially
noted by the Han annotators around the second century C.E. Luxuriant is the
peach ...
Cecile Chu-chin Sun, 2011
8
The history of Devonshire
Trefoil springs up everywhere spontaneously ; and irrigating the surface renders
the grass wonderfully luxuriant. Intervening downs, especially in the east, serve
extremely well for sheep. Towards the eastern extremity a rich stratum is found ...
Thomas Moore (writer on Devon.), 1829
9
American Plants for American Gardens
On the flat tops of the rocks are luxuriant mats of little polypods. On their vertical
sides, caught in the niches, are cliff brakes and rock brakes. Frail bladder ferns
seek foothold nearer the water and cling to wet boulders. Maidenhairs seek the ...
Edith A. Roberts, Elsa Rehmann, 2011
10
River Plants: The Macrophytic Vegetation of Watercourses
Scour-tolerant species increase downstream, and Ranunculus is usually Ihe only
plant which can be luxuriant. Coal Measures streams are often polluted and
species frequency is low. Limestone streams have fringing herbs in the upper ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUXURIANT»
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luxuriant is used in the context of the following news items.
Oz stylewatch: why wear all your clothes when one coat would do …
Oz stylewatch: the coat that's so great, you won't need to wear anything else (literally!) Luxuriant bathrobe-like coats are the latest must-have for ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
A summer nature walk: Judd Falls near Crested Butte - Boulder …
Fields and fields of lush, luxuriant wildflowers make the five-hour drive to Crested Butte — called the wildflower capital of Colorado — more ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
Burning Rainforest In Olympic National Park Poses Firefighting …
The Paradise Fire is more than historic; its situation in a luxuriant rainforest presents a new set of challenges for fire crews and questions for ... «Northwest Public Radio, Jul 15»
The woman who saved John Hurt
His luxuriant hair may have thinned slightly following the treatment - currently half completed - but most of it remains. And, more significantly, at ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
A New Normal? Concern As Fire Burns Through Washington …
The Paradise Fire is more than historic; its situation in a luxuriant rainforest presents a new set of challenges for fire crews and questions for ... «KUOW News and Information, Jul 15»
Spike's 'Tut': Alexander Siddig Learns to Preach Like an Egyptian
... the luxuriant locks sported by Tut and others, especially since Egyptian art usually portrayed the aristocracy with shaved heads and elaborate ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
Guide provides information on nearly 60 trails - Hibbing Daily Tribune
“From rocky beaches along Lake Superior to waterfalls surrounded by luxuriant pine forests. From a mine 52 stories below ground to a hill ... «Hibbing Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
California has a history of suffering during disastrous droughts …
The editor of the Tribune wrote, “All forage was utterly exhausted, and where the grass usually waved in luxuriant growth, the wind swept the ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
With Nowak, the Miami Summer Music Fest Orchestra hits its stride …
Strauss' luxuriant textures were given space and Nowak's detailing of inner lines was especially noteworthy. The trumpet calls to battle ... «South Florida Classical Review, Jul 15»
Being overreliant on your phone isn't very smart
They say that of all human emotions, Schadenfreude — the sense of luxuriant well-being that steals over us when we hear of someone else's ... «The National, Jul 15»
