10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «HOUSELEEK»
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houseleek en la siguiente selección bibliográfica. Libros relacionados con
houseleek y pequeños extractos de los mismos para contextualizar su uso en la literatura.
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Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic ...
The houseleek derives from this its capacity to cool, to extinguish heat and
burning, to quench thirst, and to ease divers pains. A water can be distilled from
houseleek, but because of its great coldness, it is not easily taken internally. If a
small ...
William Woys Weaver, 2001
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Sempervivum glutinosum, or clammy houseleek. — Leaves wedge-form, viscid,
ciliate, cilias cartilaginous, pressed close. Petals yellow, eight or nine. Stamens
sixteen or eighteen. Pistils eight or nine.-i—Native of Madeira. 4. Sempervivum ...
457/15 Semperviva ML semperviva usual1y designates either of two kinds of
houseleek, both succulents with leaves in rosettes, frequently grown on roofs and
walls: (1) tree houseleek, Aeonium arborewn Webb & Berth. (= Sempervivum ...
Guy De Chauliac, Michael Rogers MacVaugh, Margaret Sinclair Ogden, 1997
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Sempervivum glutinosum, or clammy houseleek.—Leaves wedge-form,viscid,
ciliate, cilias cartilaginous, pressed close. Petals yellow, eight or nine. Stamens
sixteen or eighteen. Pistils eight or nine.—-Native of Madeira. 4. Sempervivum ...
The Houseleeks comprise a large series of succulent plants, very many of which
are hardy perennials, and of these the common Houseleek (S, tectoram), so often
seen growing in patches on old roofs and walls, is the most familiar example.
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The English flower garden and home grounds: design and ...
S. arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleek). -One of the most singular of alpine plants
, with tiny rosettes of fleshy leaves covered at the top with a thick white down,
which intertwines itself all over the leaves like a spider's web. Invaluable for
sunny ...
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Dictionary of Plant Lore
Houseleek Human Origins for they used to say in Sussex that you would bring
trouble to the house if you pulled up the houseleek from the roof (Latham); in
other words, the trouble would come with the destruction of the luck. There is one
very ...
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Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World ...
In Britain, houseleek is often grown on roofs and is claimed to protect the house
from lightning. It has been widely used to treat skin, eye, and ear problems. (
Sarah Boait) was the treatment of chilblains (Lafont 1984: 48). In both England
and ...
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
Common Houseleek. Linn. Sp. Pl. 664Engl. Bot. t. 1320. Curt. Lond.'fasc. 3. t. 29.
Fl. Dan. t. 60I.-Leaves fringed. Offsets spread-ing. Common on old tiles and
decayed thatched roofs, where it forms large, dense tufts, flowering, though
sparingly, ...
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Vol. III. - Caclyciflorae
Smith, fl. graze. 473. Shrub from 3-6 feet. yellow. Var. B, variegzitum; leaves
margined with white or purple. Tree Houseleek. Fl. Mar. Dec. Clt. 164-0. Sh. 3 to
6 ft. 10 S. Ban-ra'scsns (Haw. phil. mag. 1827. p. 125.) stem shrubby, simple;
leaves ...
10 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «HOUSELEEK»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
houseleek en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Sempervivum is one of the easiest plants to grow
The most familiar is the common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum, but there are a number of other species available in colours ranging from ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
Let's rock and roll: Alan Titchmarsh on growing rock plants
Houseleek – has evergreen star-shaped rosettes, sometimes marked in red, with pagoda-like flower spikes in late spring. Creeping thyme ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
High fliers: Alan Titchmarsh's tips on growing plants on your balcony
... thrift, erigeron daisies and sempervivum (houseleek), dwarf shrubs and small-leaved hebes, and rugged Mediterranean hillside species like ... «Express.co.uk, Abr 15»
Cabo de Gata: bathing suits optional
In the spring this place rolls out a gloriously aromatic display of colorful thyme, iris, gorse and houseleek. In the summer (alas, what can you do) ... «EL PAÍS in English, Mar 15»
Inspired planting with garden designer Leonie Cornelius
Plant of the week in focus: Cobweb houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum) A succulent with fleshyrosette shapes and web-like details. «Irish Independent, Feb 15»
Alys Fowler: sempervivums
The common houseleek is S. tectorum and is found wild from the Alps to Morocco. I am particularly fond of the cobweb S. arachnoideum, and of ... «The Guardian, Ago 14»
Indoor gardening: quirky ways to bring nature inside
I used a variety of succulents here, including Sempervivum tectorum (common houseleek or hens-and-chicks), Echeveria elegans (Mexican ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Abr 14»
12 Totally Bizarre, Gross Remedies From Old Medical Texts
Take one handfull of groundsel, twelve heads of houseleek, one pint of goose dung, as much chickens' dung, of the newest that can be gotten, ... «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
10 Great Plant Picks for smaller gardens (or bigger ones)
Hens and chicks Cobweb Houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum ssp. tomentosum 'Stansfieldii'): This tiny succulent produces reddish ... «HeraldNet, Feb 13»
Houseplants: Enjoy the garden indoors
First on my list for this time of year is Echeveria elegans, not really a houseplant, but a stonecrop – half way between a houseleek and cactus. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 11»
