Chita: A Memory of Last Island
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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1995
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Chita: A Memory of Last Island, tale by
Lafcadio Hearn, published in 1889. A narrative of the destruction of “Last Island” in the Gulf of Mexico by a tidal wave (1856), it is essentially a series of vivid descriptions unified by its account of a lost child.
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 "Lake Villa Review (IL)")
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With sprawling alyssum, a little goes a long way
Newspaper article from: Lake Villa Review (IL); 7/31/2008; ; 692 words
; ...last time the seed industry got excited about alyssum. I'm now 61. So what's happened to alyssum in the 45 years since? Not a lot, apparently. It was in 1961 that "Rosie O'Day" alyssum won the seed industry's equivalent of the...
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Alyssum flowering at seven
Newspaper article from: The Press; 12/3/2004; ; 478 words
; ...mistake of thinking seven-year-old Alyssum is past her use-by date. The Awapuni...probably only now reached her physical peak. Alyssum comes from a slow maturing family, a...competitive in good company at seven or older. Alyssum's dam, Kay Row, had five wins and...
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ALYSSUM
Newspaper article from: The Press; 3/27/2004; 572 words
; ...feeding. Although alyssum will grow in semi...tolerate poor soil. OTHER ALYSSUMS Colours: Sweet alyssum also comes in pink...breakaways from the alyssums are the aurinias...Previously known as Alyssum saxatilis, this native...
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SWEET ALYSSUM
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/3/2002; ; 437 words
; PLANT OF THE WEEK SWEET ALYSSUM Sunday, November 3, 2002 Botanical...Planted near a warming brick path, alyssum scents the evening air and continues...texture to flower beds. In autumn, alyssum adds a white filigree among the golds...
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Remember sweet corn and alyssum
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/23/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...neighbor, Deb Teall, has sweet white alyssum bubbling over a ... raised bed, one...with retaining wall blocks. Although alyssum is an annual, dying back with each killing...the spring. Either way, the perfumed alyssum returns each subsequent year. I remember...
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Basket-of-gold is one alyssum that comes back. Plant it in fall.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 10/1/1986; 564 words
; Basket-of-gold is one alyssum that comes back. Plant it in fall...summer reward if you plant perennial alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis) this fall. Whether...shade, this perennial, also known as Alyssum saxatile, provides consistent color...
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Alyssum jinx horse for Hurdle
Newspaper article from: The Press; 11/8/2002; ; 385 words
; ...become frustrated with the Prized mare, Alyssum, lately and co-trainer Peter Hurdle...features, with a mare with the ability of Alyssum stepping into the Wynyard Lodge Breeders...What will happen next if the real Alyssum turns up tomorrow and luck goes here way...
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DEGRADATION OF ALYSSUM MURALE BIOMASS IN SOIL
Magazine article from: International Journal of Phytoremediation; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The Ni-hyperaccumulating plant Alyssum murale accumulates exceptionally high...extractable nickel, elemental allelopathy, Alyssum murale INTRODUCTION Hyperaccumulators...specimen growing in its natural habitat." Alyssum murale has received wide attention because...
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The role of free histidine in xylem loading of nickel in Alyssum lesbiacum and Brassica juncea
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Histidine in Xylem Loading of Nickel in Alyssum lesbiacum and Brassica juncea1 Exposure of the hyperaccumulator Alyssum lesbiacum to nickel (Ni) is known to...into the xylem in the nonaccumulator Alyssum montanum, and, as reported here, in...
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Phenotypic Characterization of Microbes in the Rhizosphere of Alyssum murale
Magazine article from: International Journal of Phytoremediation; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT Metal hyperaccumulator plants like Alyssum murale are used for phytoremediation of...hyperaccumulator. KEY WORDS: phytoremediation, Alyssum murale, Ni uptake, rhizosphere, acid...Among the best-known hyperaccumulators, Alyssum murale is able to colonize serpentine...
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alyssum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...any species of the genus Alyssum of the family Cruciferae...flowers. The annual sweet alyssum (called A. maritima but separated...white or lilac blossoms. The alyssums have been called madwort or...belief that they cured rabies. Alyssum is classified in the division...
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cabbage
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...cabbage family (Cruciferae, or Brassicaceae) includes the mustards and cresses together with many ornamentals (candytuft, alyssum, stocks, nasturtiums, wallflowers). ∎ the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. ∎...
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silicula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
silicula A type of capsule formed from a bicarpellary ovary. It is longitudinally flattened and divided lengthwise into two cavities ( loculi ). It is broader than a siliqua . Examples include the fruits of Alyssum and candytuft.
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perennial
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...horticulture, however, the term is usually restricted to hardy herbaceous perennials, particularly border plants such as alyssum, chrysanthemum, iris, peony, phlox, pink, and tulip, all of which characteristically die down to the ground each year...
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mustard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...species are cultivated as ornamentals, e.g., candytuft , rose of Jericho , wallflower , and types of stock , rocket , and alyssum . Woad was formerly an important dye source. The herbs of the family that are called mustard are species of Brassica native...
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