10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARVELS-OF-PERU»
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1
The Discovery and Conquest
of Peru
Cajamarca they had an argument about the interest gained from each share; and
when the pilot, Juan Fernandez, returned to Nicaragua, he went to the
Adelantado Alvarado, to whom he described the marvels of Peru and how large
the land ...
Pedro de Cieza de León, Alexandra Parma Cook, Noble David Cook, 1999
2
Shipwreck: A Saga
of Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure
From this time, and still today, the statue's arms are always decorated with fresh
flowers of the Marvels of Peru. She remains passionately revered in Madrid as
the Santisima Virgen de Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas, the most Holy Virgin
of ...
3
The Acrobat: Arthur Barnes and the Victorian Circus
An article in the Post of March 14, 1862, says: “The Brothers Elliot [sic] have given
place to 'The Marvels of Peru'—a very clever company of acrobats.” The Marvels
of Peru are advertised every day until Saturday, April 4, when they drop out of ...
4
The Servant's Guide and Family Manual: With New and Improved ...
Take up the roots of dahlias, marvels of Peru, &C., and preserve them in dry sand
. November — Trench the beds two spits deep, and leave the earth in as rough a
state as possible, to be pulverized and sweetened by the action of the frost.
5
The family manual and servants' guide. New (9th) ed
Take up the roots of dahlias, marvels of Peru, &c., and preserve them in dry sand.
November — Trench the beds two spits deep, and leave the earth in as rough a
state as possible, to be pulverized and sweetened by the action of the frost.
6
Every Lady Her Own Flower Gardener
... otherwise called Starwort Belvederes Climbers of all sorts Apples of Love
Marvels of Peru Pansies Banunculuses Double Marigolds Candy-tufts Autumn
Cyclamens Jessamines Sunflowers, vivacious and annual Indian Narcissus
Foxgloves ...
Marvels of Peru. Pansies. Ranunculuses. Double marigolds. Candy-tufts. Autumn
cyclamens. Jessamines. Sunflowers, vivacious and ai nual. Indian narcissus.
Foxgloves. Cyclamens. Passion-flowers. Everlastings. Tuberoses. Monk's-hoods.
William Jones (F.S.A.), 1862
8
The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine
AUGUST. OculisiChristi, otherwise called Stnr- Foxgloves wort Cyclamens
Belvederes Passion-flowers Climbers of all sorts Everlasting! Apples of Love
Tuberoses Marvels of Peru Monks'-hood Pansies Indian Pinks of all the kinds ...
9
The Theory and Practice
of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to ...
... therefore the greater influence of the male may be taken as a tolerably safe
guide in experiments upon this subject. Some highly interesting experiments, by
II. Leeoq, upon muling Marvels of Peru, are on record, {Iiurilvm rs' Chroniele, ls.j:l,
p.
10
A Narrative
of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa
... Poincianas, Marvels of Peru, and other plants, of the gayest blossoms, are
growing amongst the graves ; many of which are also ornamented with nosegays
, in jugs of various kinds, standing loose, but unmolested, or let into the masonry.
