10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRINCE'S FEATHER»
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Prince's-feather was used in America as early as 1709, when John Lawson
published his book A New Voyage to Carolina and described the plant as being
very large and beautiful. At that time, the scientific name of prince's-feather was ...
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Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different Perspective
wine..., some or all of it, before the small idols of prince's feather, an action they
call Tlatotoya- hua.... However, the owners of the small idols guard them carefully
for the next day when those who attended the feast and at the oratory divide the ...
J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo, J. León, 1994
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Wetland Plants of Queensland: A Field Guide
Prince's feather Habit: Prince's feather is a robust annual, emergent herb that
grows to about 2m tall. Distribution: Prince's feather is a native species found in
coastal and inland Queensland excluding the far west. It is usually found along ...
K. M. Stephens, Ralph M. Dowling, 2002
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Early Canadian Gardening: An 1827 Nursery Catalogue
In the Amaranth family, Amarantliaccae, three species were offered: Prince's
Feather, Cock's Comb and Purple Globe Amaranth. All members of the
Amaranthus family are tropical annuals. Prince's Feather, Amaranthus
liypochondriacus L., ...
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Amaranthus L. Amaranthaceae 109 A. cruentus L. English: purple amaranth, red
amaranth, prince's feather Mexico: amaranto, chichilquilit, huauhquilitl (= yerba
de bledos), quintonil blanco, iztaquilit A. deflexus L. (Amaranthus viridus sensu ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-central ...
PRINCE'S-FEATHER Alien Polygonum orientate The most showy of all the
smartweeds, readily known by its large drooping clusters of bright rose-colored
flowers and its very large, long-stalked, heart-shaped leaves. 2-7 ft. A garden
escape ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Margaret McKenny, 1996
On poor soil : Love-lies-bleeding, prince's-feather, Joseph's-coat, Cape marigold,
godetia, dwarf nasturtium, portulaca, Scotch pink, sweet alyssum, garden balsam,
and calliopsis. On lands near the seacoast : Plants from the three foregoing ...
The name may first bring to mind an old-time garden plant, but the quilt pattern
named for it barely resembles the flower. The name actually started out as "
Prince's Feather," after the plume on the Prince of Wales's dress uniform.
Mississippi ...
Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 2001
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Gardening for Love: The Market Bulletins
The Market Bulletins Elizabeth Lawrence Allen Lacy. orientale is the plant known
as ladyfingers, and I have heard it called kiss-me-at-the-garden-gate, but more
commonly it is called princess feather. Prince's-feather is Parkinson's name for ...
Elizabeth Lawrence, Allen Lacy, 1988
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
Seeds contain berberine, which may be helpful in MDR-resistant tuberculosis (
JAD). PRINCE'S FEATHER, AMARANTH (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) ++
Synonyms: A. hybridus var. erythrostachyus Moq., A. hybridus var.
hypochondriacus ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRINCE'S FEATHER»
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Mystery plant, bug have readers wondering
Both of these upright varieties are nicknamed Prince's Feather. Native to Mexico and South America, amaranth became a staple for Aztecs, ... «Sacramento Bee, Oct 14»
New Adventure Garden at Dallas Arboretum makes science and …
... as young as 3, softly patting dirt over seeds and learning the names of old maids, petunias, irises, verbenas, periwinkles and prince's feather. «Dallas Morning News, Sep 13»
'Flamingo Feather' belongs to unusual celosia family
... a crested form of celosia (Celosia cristata), which he planted in 1767 and described as "a flower like the Prince's feather." He wrote about his ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jun 12»
Plant a flower garden now for just a few dollars
My mother did, too, although she called it prince's feather, a name that tickled my little-girl fairy tale fancy. I have yet to get it to grow for me, but I ... «Dallas Morning News, Mar 12»
Longmont woman's 200-year-old quilt collection puts 'face and place …
Today, Wright's collection includes the oldest documented quilt in Colorado, titled "Cockscomb and Prince's Feather." The quilt's creator, Susan ... «Longmont Daily Times-Call, Feb 12»
Technicolor Flowers
With names like joyweed, bloodleaf, Prince's feather, Joseph's coat, tassel flower, and even love-lies-bleeding, these plants must be colorful as ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Apr 10»
