. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^ li g^t^i0t0l0jcftia. 1 2lristalail)ia s\\l\]0. Natural Order: Aristolocliiacciv â Bi>-t/i%vort Family. .,.9:i2^. ERE is a climbing shrub found in our Middle and Southern States, generally in upland woods, frequently attaining the height of thirty feet or more. The leaves are large and heart-shaped, arranged alternately on each side of the stem. The flowers are particularly striking, blooming singly, each tube being long and turned up in the form of a tobacco-pipe, and of a brownish color. Hence the shrub is frequently
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^ li g^t^i0t0l0jcftia. 1 2lristalail)ia s\\l\]0. Natural Order: Aristolocliiacciv â Bi>-t/i%vort Family. .,.9:i2^. ERE is a climbing shrub found in our Middle and Southern States, generally in upland woods, frequently attaining the height of thirty feet or more. The leaves are large and heart-shaped, arranged alternately on each side of the stem. The flowers are particularly striking, blooming singly, each tube being long and turned up in the form of a tobacco-pipe, and of a brownish color. Hence the shrub is frequently called Dutchman's Pipe. The Aristolochia Bonplandi, a fine plant for greenhouse cul- ture, is a native of Patagonia, and, like some two or three others, thrives best in the warm, moist air of the hothouse. The flowers of all have the same peculiar structure; the- colors are purple or a greenish brown, some of them being beautifully spotted. â XrOUR wisdom is most liberal, and knows ^ How fond a thing it is for discreet men To purchase with the loss of their estate The name of one poor virtue, liberality, And that, too, only from the mouth of beggars! One of vour judgment would not, I am sure, Buy all the virtues at so dear a rate. âRandolj^h. â nUT th' earth herself, of her owne motion, Out of her fniitfidl bosome made to growe Most daintie trees, that, shooting up anon. Did seeme to bow their blooming heads full lowe For homage unto her, and like a throne did show. T HAVE spent all the wealth My ancestors did purchase; made others brave In shape and riches, and myself a knave: For tho' my wealth rais'd some to paint their door, 'Tis shut against me, saying I am poor. â Wiliins. ^^- 'HE feast is such as earth, the general mother. Pours from her fairest bosom, when she smiles the embrace of antumn. âS/ie/fy. 25 m. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these i
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