Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 201
not bewitched atall: it is just a hazel somewhat similar in appear-ance to the elm, that long ago was called wych.Hock, perhaps you know, is another namefor mallow, and a hollyhock is a holy hock—a mallow brought from the Holy Land.The word narcissus comes from theGreek word meaning numbness, tor-… … .&i*!ik>hA i. A <& por, and the plant has that name because ofits narcotic or sleep-giving qualities. The jonquil is of the same genus as the narcis-sus but is not named in the same way. Like theasphodel and the gladiolus, its name comes fromthe shape of the leaf. It has rush-like…
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