. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^ g-r»âgy- (lEarai'aCUm bma'-kaniB. Natural Order: CompositceâAster JRIOUSâextremely so sometimes â is the formation of our English words; thus, Dandelion is from the French dent de ^lion, this being itself from the Latin dens leonis â each signi- fying lion's tooth, because of the indentation of the leaves; but the e i
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^ g-r»âgy- (lEarai'aCUm bma'-kaniB. Natural Order: CompositceâAster JRIOUSâextremely so sometimes â is the formation of our English words; thus, Dandelion is from the French dent de ^lion, this being itself from the Latin dens leonis â each signi- fying lion's tooth, because of the indentation of the leaves; but the e in the original first word is changed to a, because that approaches nearer to the sound than does our e. There 5are two species of this plant: the one above named, and one called the ^ Dwarf Dandelion, the Latin name of which is Kriegia Virginica, named 'after Dr. Daniel Krieg, an eminent German botanist, who visited this country to pursue his favorite study. The Taraxacum (from the Greek tarasso, I change, on account of its medicinal properties) is larger, and is familiar to everyone, as its golden blossoms gleam bright and fre- -'Jv quent through the grass. The stalks are round and hollow, bearing each a single flower; and the seeds, when ripe, possess a globular fringe of feathery down, which buoys them up, and they float off like the thistle seed on the surrounding air. In spring, when the leaves are tender, they are boiled and dressed for the table. â pv ANDELION, with globe of down, The schoolboy's clock in every town, Which the truant puffs amain. To conjure lost hours back again. âffowitt. T^HINE full many a pleasing bloom Of blossoms lost to all perfume; Thine the dandelion flowers, Gilt with dew like sun with showers. âClare. 'T'HE sunny days of childhood In simple joys are passed; And, like the early summer flower. Too frail and fair to last. 'T'HE singing of the happy birds Again I like to hear: They carry back my memory To many a bygone j'ear. â S. A, Mun
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