10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAXBERRIES»
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waxberries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
waxberries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples
All coastal aboriginal groups believed that Waxberries were poisonous or
inedible. A young Saanich girl was said to have died from eating them. The
Nuxalk believed they were the Salmonberries of the people in the Land of the
Dead. A story ...
2
The Florist and Garden Miscellany
I don't care what you call them, they are nothing but our old-fashioned syringas,
and lilacs, and snowballs, and waxberries ! " Alas, out of some thirty dollars' worth
of plants, roots and bulbs, the poor wife got half a dozen new plants, that she ...
Using some mossfor awick, I brokeapart the mold, tookout the wood, put the
moldback together, tiedit up with grass string, and poured the waxberries in the
mold. The candle worked. Now I had three sources of light: an eightinch pine
cone,a ...
4
The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste
I don't care what you call them, they are nothing but our old-fashioned syringas,
and lilacs, and snowballs, and waxberries ! " Alas ! out of some thirty dollars'
worth of plants, roots and bulbs, the poor wife got half a dozen new plants, that
she ...
Here are waxberries growing in these parts, Whose virtues are best known to
men of arts ; This argument of them I'll only handle, They make a pleasant, sweet,
and lasting candle. Were they but known amongst the popish classes, No doubt ...
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1845
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Just in Case You're Interested
It's that time of year in Yuyao when yang mei (waxberries) are about. They come
in copious quantities for about 2-3 months and we seem to have a never ending
supply at work as they're given as presents from the parents. We did have a trip ...
... of waxberries, that looked likea fillet of pearls. Her cheeks were still flushed
withthe excitement ofthe evening. In the dimlight she was beautiful, witha wild,
mystic loveliness, a compelling charm that would not be denied. "Many, many
moons ...
Lucy Maud Montgomery, 2014
8
The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments
There were still some "snowballs" on the great guelder rose-bushes, and the
waxberries on the little one's gleamed like pearls. "I like this place," said the child,
suddenly. "That's right, my dear." They were up on the level of the house now,
9
The Swiss Family Robinson
Aniseed, turpentine, and waxberries for candles, they had also collected,
andacurious root which they introduced bythe nameofthe monkey plant. “And
pray wherefore 'monkey plant,' may I ask?” “Well, for this reason, father,”
answered Fritz: ...
10
Flora of New South Wales
150 spp., trop., subtrop. and temperate regions, especially Malesia & C & S Amer.
Aust.: 4 spp. (3 spp. endemic), Qld, N.S.W., Vic., Tas. Waxberries Inflorescences 3
-11-flowered racemes, terminal flowers lacking, each flower subtended by a ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAXBERRIES»
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Hang Here: In good Company
Signs above edible indigenous plants document interesting traditional uses, such as waxberries that were boiled and strained as ointments. Entrance to the ... «Times LIVE, Nov 14»
