10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARVEL-OF-PERU»
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1
The Young Lady's Book
of Elegant Poetry: Comprising ...
THE SPANISH MAIDEN'S SONG TO THE "MARVEL OF PERU." "The Marvel of
Peru" unfolds its leaves at sunset, and blooms through the night. There are a
great variety of other beautiful flowers within the tropics which have this
peculiarity; ...
Author of The young man's own book, 1836
2
Paxton's Magazine
of Botany, and Register
of Flowering Plants
PETUNIA NYCTAGINIFLORA VIOLACEA. (vIOLET MARvEL OF PERU
FLOWERED PETUNIA.) • CLASS. ORDKR. PENTANDR1A. MONOGYNIA.
NATURAL ORDKR. solane;e. Generic Character. — See vol. 1 , page 7. Specific
Character.
3
The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman
Richard Weston. i. Jal.fiava. g. 3. Jal. purpureo. 4. 7<tf. mfevi. 5. Jal. alba et JUrva
. (. Jal. alba et purpurta. 7. Jal. alba jmculata. 8. Jal. purpurta et fiava. 9. J'a/. rubra
. tiariegata, Mirabilis eadem, store flavo. Yellow Marvel of Peru. • eadem, store ...
4
The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods
of ...
Jalap, or Marvel of Peru, with a yellow Flower. i. Jalapa ; store purpureo. Tourn.
Jalap, or Marvel of Peru, with a purple Flower. 3. Jalapa; store exalbido. Tourn.
Jalap, or Marvel of Peru, with a whitish Flower. 4. Jalapa i fare ex rubro, luteo ...
5
Hortus Kewensis; Or, a Cataloque
of the Plants Cultivated in ...
Forked Marvel of Peru. Nat. of Mexico. _ Cult. 1640. Park. theatr. 348. n. 9. Fl. July
and August. G. H. ц . 2. M. fioribus congestis pedunculatis, foliiis glabris. Willden.
sp. pl. 1. p. 999. Curtis шагах. 371. a Jalapa flore purpureo. Tournef. inst..129.
William Townsend Aiton, 1810
6
Flora Domestica: Or, The Portable Flower-garden : with ...
MARVEL OF PERU. MIRABILIS. NICTAGINEdJ. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. So
named from the wonderful diversity of colours in the flowers. " Every thing from
the New Continent," says Mr. Martyn, " was at first esteemed wonderful." —
French ...
Elizabeth Kent, Leigh Hunt, 1823
7
The Rural Cyclopedia, Or A General Dictionary
of ...
The roots must be taken up at the approach of winter, and kept dry and away from
froBt. The common or forked marvel of Peru, Mirabilis dichotoma, was introduced
to Britain upwards of two centuries ago from Mexico. Its stem is erect and about ...
8
The Rural Cyclopedia, Or A General Dictionary
of ...
MARVEL OF PERU,—botanically Mirabz'lia. A genus of exotic, fusiform-rooted,
ornamental plants, of the order Nyctagineas. The botanical name signifies “
wonderful;” and both this and the popular name allude to the properties of the
flowers.
9
A Catalogue
of Forest Trees, Fruit Trees, Evergreen and ...
... Yellow Fig Marygold Red Marvel of Pera Red-striped Marvel of Peru Yellow-
striped Marvel of Peru Yellow Marvel of Peru White Marvel of Peru Sweet-
scented Marvel of Peru Virginian Tobacco Common Tobacco Panicled Tobacco
Glutinous ...
W. A. Mackie, J. Mackie, 1812
10
Circle
of the seasons, and perpetual key to the calendar and ...
Marsh Groundsel Senecio paludosus full fl. Marvel of Peru Mirabilis Jalapa full fl.
still. Sweetscented Marvel of Peru Mirabilis longiflora fl. Dichotomous Marvel of
Peru Mirabilis dichotoma fl. The Sweetscented Marvel of Peru has white flowers,
...
Thomas Ignatius M. Forster, 1828
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