10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOLAR'S TREE»
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The papyrus-tree in Egypt, called the scholar's tree, because of its paper-like
properties, and the traveler's tree of Madagascar, are trees which have made the
lands they grow in familiar to all the world. Equatorial Africa is the paradise of the
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Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary
The Pagoda tree or Scholar's Tree (Sophora japonica) is a legume and the
Zelkova or Keyaki (nut 'i namu) is an elm, but both grow to great size and they are
often confused. Like ancient chestnuts, some reputed to be many centuries old,
they ...
Keith Pratt, Richard Rutt,
2013
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The Crosses of Aiolos: A Tale of Wind and Wallets
The music was a much-loved piece that usually gave him consolation. He even
knew a blasted tree on the moors that clung to life so tenaciously he thought of it
as his own Scholar's tree - 'that single elm-tree bright against the west...while the
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Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott E: Pagoda tree, Chinese scholar tree,
Japan pagoda tree, scholar's tree Sp: Sófora, acacia del Japón, acacio japonés,
árbol de las pagodas Fam. Fabaceae †† Fig. 13.85b: Schinus patagonica (Phil.)
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Locust “foreign scholar's tree.” It is used as a street tree, but its wood, which
resists insects, is also grown for building. Because of the very fragrant white
flowers that hang in drooping clusters, black locusts are sometimes called honey
locusts.
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First Globalization: The Eurasian Exchange, 1500-1800
Among them were seeds of the Koelreureria particulate Iaxmann, or golden rain
tree, and Sophom japonica L., the pagoda, or scholar's, tree. Having safely
arrived in Europe and eventually germinated in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris,
these ...
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Women Writers of Traditional China: An Anthology of Poetry ...
... the "scholar's tree" or "parasol tree"). The wood of the wutong makes the finest
musical instruments. lines )-4: Anren was the style name of Pan Yue (247-300), a
famous poet of the Jin period. The prevailing mood in many of his compositions ...
Kang-i Sun Chang, Haun Saussy, Charles Yim-tze Kwong,
1999
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Direct Uses Of Medicinal Plants And Their Identification
It is also applied externally on carious teeth to cure tooth ache. ALSTONIA R. Br. (
Apocynaceae). {\)A. scholaris (Linn.) R. Br. E. N.- Scholar's tree, L. N.-Chhatwan.
A large or medium-sized, evergreen tree, with dense foliage and greyish-white ...
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Gardens of Philadelphia & the Delaware Valley
Today, the garden with its single mulberry tree, planters of the Chinese scholar's
tree and a steel frame ghosting the space where his house once stood, are the
abstract representatives of this 1 8th century landscape. The treatment of the ...
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Agroforestry in Irrigated Lands
Apricot Ash-leaved maple Black locust Black walnut Chinese scholar's tree
Chestnut leaved oak Common pear Common quince Crimean pine English oak
European filbert Garden plum Golden currant Honey locust Tatarian honeysuckle
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