Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, London, The Macmillan company · leaf 378
Old Time Gardens 292 The old folk-names are not definite, but they are delightful ; they tell of mythology and medicine, of superstitions and traditions ; they show trains of relationship, and associations ; in fact, they appeal more to the philologist and antiquarian than to the botanist. Among… … “A running ribbon of perfumed snow which the sun is melting rapidly. names, Dr. Prior deems Maple the only one sur- viving from the Celtic language. Gromwell and Wormwood may possibly be added. There are some Anglo-Saxon words; among them Hawthorn and Groundsel. French, Dutch, and Danish names are…
Gardens · Landscape gardening
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