10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECTAREOUS»
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nectareous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Letters on the Elements of Botany ... Translated ... by ...
will observe in monopetalous tubular corollas, that though they have no visible
nectary, yet there is a nectareous juice secreted into their tubeh, which is
therefore probably provided with glands for this purz pose, too minute to be seen
with the ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas MARTYN (B.D., F.R.S.),
1807
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Letters on the elements of botany: Addressed to a lady
that though they have no visible nectary, yet there is a nectareous juice secreted
into their tubed, which is therefore probably provided with glands for this purpose,
too minute to be seen with the naked eye, but which an accurate inspection ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
1787
3
Flora Historica: Or, The Three Seasons of the British ...
on the use of the nectareous juice towards nourishing the parts of fructification,
and assisting in the impregnation of the seed, and we have met with that diversity
of opinion which we could hardly have expected on a subject that seems so ...
4
The families of plants: with their natural characters, ...
Receptacle bearded, perforated by six nectareous pores running from the
divisions of the corol. * Female. Cal. none. Cor. one-petal'd, cloathing the capsule
, 6-parted: Tube very short ; the divisions of the border scarcely conjoin'd above
the ...
Carl von Linné, Lichfield, Eng. Botanical Society,
1787
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The Satires of A. Persius Flaccus; Translated Into English ...
Then Crows, turn'd poets, will recite, And female Magpies straight indite ; Nay,
they shall all so confident essay, You'll think they chaunt nectareous melody. so
m l ao. nectareous melodyj It surprises me much, that Marcilius Casaubon and ...
Aulus PERSIUS FLACCUS, Persius,
1806
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Encyclopædia americana: a popular dictionary of arts, ...
Most of the butterflies, though they flutter about, and collect the nectareous juice
of a variety of flowers, as food for themselves, always deposit their eggs on or
near to those vegetables which are destined, by nature, to become the food of
their ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford,
1854
7
Hortus Anglicus: Or, The Modern English Garden: Containing a ...
Calyx five cleft ; corolla of one petal, with five nectareous scales at the base of the
germ ; capsules five. xxxix. Sedum. Calyx five cleft ; petals of the corolla five, with
five nectareous scales at the base of the germ ; capsules five, superior. xl.
Stephen Reynolds Clarke,
1822
This nectareous juice, whkh is mostly, in cultivated countries, so agreeable to the
taste, and so friendly to the constitution of man, is not always distinguished by
those palatable and nutritive properties.' It sometimes operates as a cathartic, ...
Samuel Latham Mitchill,
1802
There, while delv'd caves their shelter'd limbs enclose, The hords in careless
indolence repose, O'er fires undying oaks gigantic raisej And scorn the distant
sun's forgotten blaze, Mock with harsh fruit the grape's nectareous bowls, While
half ...
Virgil, William Sotheby,
1808
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The Port folio, by Oliver Oldschool
On the other hand, it is equally inconceivable that Venus should imbue kisses, in
or with her own sweet nectareous fluid. The text is very simple, and cannot be
improved by alteration ; oscula is, unfortunately, beyond the reach of a translator
...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECTAREOUS»
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nectareous is used in the context of the following news items.
Bistro Le Relais soars from start to finish
Lamb chops were dressed with a nectareous sherry jus that skirted the incredibly rich, and probably sinful, gratin dauphinois, perhaps the best ... «The Courier-Journal, Oct 14»
The rise and rise of cider
A nectareous cider made by freezing the juice before fermentation to concentrate its sugars and flavours, resulting in a wonderfully rich cider ... «New Zealand Herald, Oct 14»
Germaine Greer: the drought fall-out is not over
... its flowers are highly nectareous, but also because it has been extensively planted in France and is the sole source of French Acacia honey. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 12»
Germany: walking the Mosel Heights Trail
"Gut?" he asks us.Nectareous as honey, it would make tone-deaf angels sing. Sealed with wax, such half bottles in Britain might fetch £80 each. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 11»
Cadaqués, Spain: A cultural guide
So will a few bottles of nectareous sweet Alt Empordà wine, perfect with your Christmas pudding. THE BEST HOTELS. Hotel Port-Lligat ££. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 11»