10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEGETABLE SHEEP»
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vegetable sheep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
vegetable sheep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute
Mr. Wallace asks me, did the kea mistake the live sheep for the vegetable sheep
— a peculiar growth of lichen ? I would say not, for I have never to my knowledge
seen a vegetable sheep, or mistaken such for a living one, as the story goes.
Firstly, where the keas were first known to attack sheepnamely, around Lake
Wanaka—the “ vegetable sheep ” do not, according to Dr. Cockayne, grow to
such a size that they might be mistaken for sheep; in fact, Raoulia eximia does
not occur ...
Royal Society of New Zealand, 1907
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Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
This all sounds very feasible, but on further investigation it is found that the true
facts do not support the theory, f Firstly, where the keas were first known to attack
sheep — namely, around Lake Wanaka — the " vegetable sheep " do not, ...
There are various theories, Mr. Marriner tells us, and he enumerates them as
follows: “ I. The Vegetable Sheep theory is certainly the most popular, tho it has
very little to recommend it. The supporters of this theory suppose that the kea had
...
There are various theories, Mr. Marriner tells us, and he enumerates them as
follows: “ I. The Vegetable Sheep theory is certainly the most popular, tho it has
very little to recommend it. The supporters of this theory suppose that the kea had
...
Edward Jewitt Wheeler, Isaac Kaufman Funk, William Seaver Woods, 1907
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The Intellectual observer: review of natural history, ...
others. jR. eximia is certainly the most peculiar, forming large masses like
cushions, often two feet high and three feet in diameter, and this species is
known to the natives as the vegetable sheep. A fine tuft of this plant is in the
Museum, Kew.
224) remarks were offered on the leaf -characters of the " vegetable sheep "
group of Raoulia. The polymorph}- of R. eximia was pointed out, and the
possibility that hybrids occurred between R. bryoides, R. eximia, and R.
mammillaris.
Royal Society of New Zealand, 1938
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Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
... Raoulia mammillaris : cabbage tree breasted raoulia cabbage-tree New
Zealand pincushion fern-palm vegetable sheep Now Zealand palm nika-palm
Raoulia rubra : nikau palm green vegetable- sheep nikau-palm palm Raoalia
subsericea ...
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The Intellectual Observer; Review of Natural History, ...
others. JR. eximia is certainly the most peculiar, forming large masses like
cushions, often two feet high and three feet in diameter, and this species is
known to the natives as the vegetable sheep. A fine tuft of this plant is in the
Museum, Kew.
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A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, ...
Lying in clumps a metre or two in diameter amongst rocks and scree, they vividly
justify their popular names: vegetable sheep and sheep plant (fig. 2.3). On first
encountering Haastia and Raoulia, Victorian naturalists responded with a ...
Annie Potts, Philip Armstrong, Deidre Brown, 2014
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VEGETABLE SHEEP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
vegetable sheep is used in the context of the following news items.
New Zealand natives in SF
... a sheep, as to deceive the unwary." Vegetable sheep are a challenge for rock-garden lovers even in New Zealand, but who wouldn't want one handy to pet? «San Francisco Chronicle, Nov 12»
The world's ugliest plants: Green and unpleasant ugly plants
The frightful flora have also been handed the short straw when it comes to names: stinky squid, bastard cobas, monkey cups and vegetable sheep are a world ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 09»
