Kinross
Kinross , town (1991 pop. 3,459), Perth and Kinross, E Scotland, on Loch Leven. Kinross is an agricultural hub, with some woolen and linen manufacturing. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in the nearby Loch Leven Castle for 11 months (1567-68). Kinross House, in the style of an Italian Renaissance mansion, was built for James II of England (then duke of York) in 1685.
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The Cinquefoil Connection.(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The Cinquefoil Connection Recy Dunn Authorhouse 1661...pages Recy Dunn's debut novel, The Cinquefoil Connection's, principal protagonist...Presidency of the United States. The Cinquefoil Connection is an exciting tangled tale...
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Potentilla fruticosa -- Bush cinquefoil. (Plant Palette).
Magazine article from: Landscape & Irrigation; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Bush cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) is a tough...white ones. Like the strawberries, cinquefoils belong to the Rosaceae, or rose, family...debate. Deer don't care much for cinquefoil, which is another major benefit in...
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An alpine plant comes back.(dwarf cinquefoil )
Magazine article from: Endangered Species Bulletin; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...plant species. One of these plants, Robbins' cinquefoil or dwarf cinquefoil (Potentilla robbinsiana), has been proposed...seed without fertilization; in the case of dwarf cinquefoil, it also means that every seedling is an exact...
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An alpine plant comes back.(dwarf cinquefoil plant no longer endangered)
Newspaper article from: Endangered Species Update; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...plant species. One of these plants, Robbins' cinquefoil or dwarf cinquefoil (Potentilla robbinsiana), has been proposed...seed without fertilization; in the case of dwarf cinquefoil, it also means that every seedling is an exact...
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Robbins' cinquefoil (Potentilla robbinsiana).(Delisting Rules)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Endangered Species Update; 5/1/2003; 635 words
; Celebrating the recovery of the Robbins' cinquefoil, a small alpine perennial herb in the rose family (Rosaceae...surpassed their minimum viable population size. The Robbins' cinquefoil is endemic to a harsh alpine environment in the White Mountain...
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Saving the eagle and the cinquefoil.(29 plants and animals may be removed from endangered species list)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 5/18/1998; ; 479 words
; ENDANGERED SPECIES Saving the eagle and the cinquefoil Loggers, farmers, and other landowners long have scorned...Lakes region timber wolf to obscure plants like Robbin's cinquefoil and the Missouri bladder pod. Much credit goes to a federal...
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Welcome back. (Weather Vane).(plant Robbins' cinquefoil is taken off endangered-species list )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Country Living Gardener; 5/1/2003; ; 533 words
; ...For the first time since 1974, a plant has been taken off the federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. Robbins' cinquefoil (Potentilla robbinsiana) was at the brink of extinction, with only 3,700 known plants, before it was placed on the endangered...
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Proposed delisting rules. (Listing Actions).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Endangered Species Bulletin; 1/1/2002; 700+ words
; Robbins' Cinquefoil (Potentilla robbinsiana) A partnership...Mountain Club has restored the Robbins' cinquefoil, an endangered plant native to the...rose family (Rosaceae), Robbins' cinquefoil only occurs in the alpine zone of the...
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Prune spring-flowering shurbs after blooms fall
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 6/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Illinois include Anthony Waterer spirea, cinquefoil (potentilla) , Hibiscus (Rose of...renewal pruning include: beautybush, cinquefoil, Deutzia, flowering almond, Forsythia...barberry, beautybush, burning bush, cinquefoil, Cotoneaster, Deutzia, redtwig and...
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ATOP MOUNTAIN, THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS MT. WASHINGTON PLANT TAKEN OFF ENDANGERED LIST
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...result of their efforts, the Robbins' cinquefoil was removed from the federal endangered...helped in the rescue. The Robbins' cinquefoil is a tiny flowering plant whose only...delicate in appearance, the Robbins' cinquefoil is built to survive in a place where...
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cinquefoil
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cinquefoil [O.Fr.,=five leaves...subarctic regions. Most cinquefoils are perennial; many but...United States. The shrubby cinquefoil ( P. fruticosa ) and the...potens =powerful]. Cinquefoil is classified in the division...
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Ointment, Witches'
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...aconite, poplar leaves and soot 2) Water parsnip, sweet flag, cinquefoil, bat's blood, deadly nightshade and oil 3) Baby's fat, juice of water parsnip, aconite, cinquefoil, deadly nightshade and soot. It should be noted that such poisonous...
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Rosaceae
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...Filipendula species Meadowsweet Foliage and flower ornamental Geum species Avens Foliage and flower ornamental Potentilla species Cinquefoil Foliage and flower ornamental Food and wood plants Cydonia oblonga Quince Fruit Fragaria species Strawberry Fruit Malus domesticus...
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rose
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...are native wildflowers of the United States; in addition to many of those above are Agrimonia ( agrimony ), Potentilla ( cinquefoil ), and Sanguisorba ( burnet ), which are also sometimes cultivated. The True Roses The most popular ornamentals of the...
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Magical Numbers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...whose proportion all things are formed. He enumerates the virtues of numerals as displayed in nature, instancing the herb cinquefoil, which by the power of the number five exorcises devils, reduces fever, and forms an antidote to poisons. He also points...
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