Blois
Blois , town (1990 pop. 51,549), capital of Loir-et-Cher dept., central France, in Orléanais, on the Loire River. A commercial and industrial center with an outstanding trade in wines and brandies, it is also one of the most historic towns of France. The counts of Blois emerged in the 10th cent. as the most powerful feudal lords of France. Their line began with Thibaut the Cheat, who by various means acquired Touraine and Chartres; his successors added (11th-12th cent.) Champagne, Brie, and other lands, although in the west they were checked by the counts of Anjou. The last count of Blois, childless and heavily in debt, sold his fief to Louis, duc d'Orléans, who took possession in 1397. With the accession (1498) of Louis' grandson, Louis XII, as king of France, the countship passed to the crown as part of Orléanais. The town was a favorite royal residence. Louis XII was born in the Renaissance château there. Several States-General of France were held in the château, notably in 1576-77 and in 1588; Henri, duc de Guise, was assassinated there in 1588. The Treaties of Blois, signed in 1504-5, were a temporary settlement of the Italian Wars.
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DAFFODILS ARE SHOUTING A WELCOME TO SPRING.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/4/1997; 700+ words
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DAFFODIL EXPERT WHO CREATES NEW VARIETIES AND MANY OTHERS HELP MAKE FESTIVAL BLOSSOM.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...with him some daffodils that were cousins...Charles Kuralt daffodil - to put on...vehicles in the Daffodil Dreaming Parade...have to have daffodils on them even...said that on Daffodil Festival Day...intends to wear daffodils. ``I even...
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Daffodils need full sun, draining soil
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 4/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...are best kept moist. Daffodil bulbs prefer to bake...jonquil? All jonquils are daffodils but all daffodils are...Flower Show: The Midwest Daffodil Society Show will be...m.) Hundreds of daffodils will be on display and judged by American Daffodil Society judges. For...
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Dazzling Daffodils; Delicate Beauty That Stands Tall and Proud
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/21/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...a host of pink daffodils ... fluttering...canary yellow of the daffodil is as firmly registered...The verdict of daffodil lovers is unanimous...least half a dozen daffodils should be grouped...it is the only daffodil for many growers...which all other daffodils are judged. For...
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Dizzy daffodils Bulbs bring a spark of life to early spring landscape
Newspaper article from: Maryland Gazette; 10/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...sums up the value of daffodils this way: "To plant a daffodil is to make a long-term...the encyclopedia of daffodils," The Daffodil 100. Each bag contains...largest collection of daffodils in Holland. Every flower...
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DAFFODIL SHOW SPRINGS FORTH.(Y)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...poem titled "Daffodils" by William...Higgins introduced daffodil gardening to...homesteads for old daffodil species. Most daffodils growing here...North Carolina Daffodil Society last...varieties of daffodils in a -acre plot...
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DAFFODILS ARE HERE; IT MUST BE SPRING.(Everyday Magazine)(Profile\Daffodils)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 3/5/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...St. Louis' daffodil season this...week, some daffodils at the garden...one type of daffodil, or narcissus, "but not all daffodils and narcissus...what the name "daffodil" means. To...hosts of golden daffodils on the roadsides...
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Daffodils, naturally
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/29/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Mitsch Novelty Daffodils in Hubbard, Ore...dividing and replanting daffodil bulbs every three...tougher types of daffodils survive and multiply...Brent Heath of the Daffodil Mart in Gloucester...hides the fading daffodil foliage while it...The lesson: Some daffodils are tougher ...
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DAFFODIL DAFFY.(Lifestyle)(Profile\Daffodils\Bulbs)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 10/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...season: when the daffodils bloom. That...basis of most daffodil collections...The terms daffodil, daffodilly...fact, wild daffodils were gathered...large-cupped daffodils, "the workhorses of the daffodil world," Heath...
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Daffodils dazzle at flower show
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 3/10/2008; ; 580 words
; ...Northern California Daffodil Society's Bay Area...years, but he has grown daffodils his whole life, including...part by going to the daffodil show and seeing new...pollination, many of the daffodils naturally became hybrids...said. She purchased a daffodil bouquet to give to a...
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daffodil
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
daffodil in poetry, the bright yellow flowers of the daffodil are associated with the approach of spring. The name is recorded from the mid 16th century and comes from late Middle English affodill (the initial d- is unexplained), from medieval...
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amaryllis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...lily). The large Narcissus genus, including jonquils and daffodils, is native chiefly to the Mediterranean region, but it has...common names are sometimes used interchangeably, strictly the daffodil is the yellow N. pseudo-narcissus, with a long, trumpet...
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Poisoning
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...certain parts are poisonous. The bulb of the hyacinth and daffodil are toxic, but the flowers are not; while the flowers of...bird of paradise flower buttercup castor bean chinaberry tree daffodil English ivy eucalyptus foxglove holly horse chestnut iris jack...
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semiology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology
...relationship is socially agreed. We could call our hands ‘daffodils’, and flowers ‘hands’...in the world: it is just that we commonly agree that the daffodil is a flower and the things at the end of our arms are hands...
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Adler, David A. 1947-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...of Sojourner Truth, We Remember the Holocaust, One Yellow Daffodil: A Hanukkah Story, Hilde and Eli, Children of the Holocaust...Notable Book for a Global Society, IRA, for One Yellow Daffodil; First Biannual List of Outstanding Children's Books selection...
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