. 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. ^mmfl0Wieri. for fuel. ^£liantl)US annUUS. Na-i-Orai, Okdkk: Composites—Aster Family. pITERALLY, Helianthus, from two Greek words, helios, the sun, and anthos, a flower, denotes Sunflower. The common varietjr is a native of South America, and is probably the largest of the species, for it towers sometimes to the height of fifteen
. 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. ^mmfl0Wieri. for fuel. ^£liantl)US annUUS. Na-i-Orai, Okdkk: Composites—Aster Family. pITERALLY, Helianthus, from two Greek words, helios, the sun, and anthos, a flower, denotes Sunflower. The common varietjr is a native of South America, and is probably the largest of the species, for it towers sometimes to the height of fifteen feet, with a stalk as large as a man's wrist. ^ This growth depends on the character of the soil, as a poor soil dwarfs and diminishes its stature. The flowers are yellow, and are frequently the size of a large dinner plate. The seeds are very rich and oily, and .are sometimes used like almonds for preparing soothing emulsions. In Europe a sort of bouillon is made of them for mfants, and in Portugal they are ground into meal for bread, and are sometimes used in the same way by our own American Indians. The)- are also said to be used as a substitute for coflee. The oil is nearly equal to olive oil, and the stems are useful as food for cattle and also It has been asserted that if the seeds are planted around a dwelling the plants act as a preventive of fevers, by absorbing the malaria. Jsfljl %\^n^\\ a. pRIDE of the garden, the beauteous, the regal, The crown'd with a diadem burning in gold; Sultan of flowers, as the strong pinioned eagle And lord of the forest their wide empire hold. 'T'HERE is ii region loftier far Than sages know or poets sing — Brighter than summer's beauties are, And softer than the tints of spring. There is a world with blessings blest. Beyond what prophet's e'er foretold; Nor might the tongue of angel guest A picture of that world unfold. Va3—-eZ?" TOOK past yon hills, whose crest bright sunned is With the last fond glance that the dead day gi
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