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Virginia Ironside's Dilemmas ; EXTRA
The Independent - London; 1/15/2007; Virginia Ironside; 1145 words
; Dear Virginia, I'm 24 and living at home in the university holidays. Over Christmas ... comes to strength of will they have about as much energy between them as a cowslip. They both started the evening off by having a drink. Nothing wrong with ...
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Bluebells signal spring's arrival
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 3/4/2007; Paul G. Wiegman; 1091 words
; ... spring species that I search for early is Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica). A favorite ... of this native plant. The addition of Virginia comes from the original scientific naming ... were collected during colonial times, in Virginia, and sent to Linnaeus for examination ... Because the specimens came ...
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Flora date: Guided tours take hikers to state wildflowers
Sunday Gazette-Mail; 4/8/2007; Rick Steelhammer; 991 words
; ... the rolling hills of West Virginia will once again become green ... Dutchmans breeches are up and if cowslip is showing. They will be able ... state forests across West Virginia. Sue Browning Wildflower Hike ... the slopes of Southern West Virginia are among the first locales ... Trail Blazers and the ...
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"THEY WILL BE ADJUDGED BY THEIR DRINK, WHAT KINDE OF HOUSEWIVES THEY ARE": Gender, Technology, and Household Cidering in England and the Chesapeake, 1690 to 1760
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 4/1/2003; Meacham, Sarah Hand; 9031 words
; ... centuries, men and women in Virginia and Maryland came to depend ... and alcohol combined with cowslips to cure memory loss and headaches ... Percy described the water in Virginia as "at a flood verily salt ... Nicholas Cresswell, a teacher in Virginia, became ill, his doctor advised ... were published ...
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ADVICE AVAILABLE ON SAVING POINSETTIAS.(GRACIOUS LIVING)
The Virginian Pilot; 12/21/2003; 460 words
; ... Kay Reynolds at The Virginian-Pilot, 150 W. Brambleton ... Frances Keister of Virginia Beach: I would be glad to share some cowslip flowers with Elizabeth ... from Dawn Jacobs in Virginia Beach, who wrote: I ... be glad to share my cowslips with Elizabeth Gold ... be able to have some ...
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Cool Colors of Mid-Spring; Modest Blooms That Follow the Showy Bulbs
The Washington Post; 5/5/1994; Charles Fenyvesi; 738 words
; ... finest hours in middle to late spring, Virginia bluebell, European pasqueflower and ... popular native American perennials, Virginia bluebells have spread from New York ... just a tinge of pink. Also known as Virginia cowslip and listed in botanical Latin as Mertensia virginica, Virginia ...
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BRING BRANCHES TO SHARE WITH ANIMALS.(HOME & GARDEN)
The Virginian Pilot; 1/10/1999; 820 words
; ... YOU HELP feed the elephants? The Virginia Zoological Park in Norfolk is looking ... their popularity has been bad news for many of the plants, according ... Lucks, a 92-year-old gardener in Virginia Beach, called to say I omitted ... fishing. Turfgrass conferences The Virginia Turf and Landscape ...
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The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Hayes Arboretum in Wayne County, Indiana.(Report)
Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science; 8/9/2007; Ruch, Donald G. Torke, Byron G. Badger, Kemuel S. Reidy, Chris R. Rothrock, Paul E. Waltz, Rod Urly, Eileen Grossman Chance, Janis L. Click, Lindy; 20367 words
; ... C = 0; BSUH 11763, 12533. Polygonum virginianum L.; SYN: Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.; Jumpseed, Virginia Knotweed; Woods; Frequent; C = 3; BSUH 12649. Rumex crispus L.; Curly ... Hayes House; Rare; (* #); C = 0; BSUH 11853. Claytonia virginica L.; Virginia Spring Beauty; Woods and dry fields; ...
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LIGHT-COLORED ROSES ARE DIFFICULT TO GROW.(GRACIOUS LIVING)
The Virginian Pilot; 11/30/2003; 817 words
; ... suggestions? - Chris Smith, Virginia Beach. A. Entomologist ... suggests taking a sample to Virginia Beach extension agent ... may be your problem. The Virginia Fruit & Vegetable ... flowers. - Elizabeth Gold, Virginia Beach. A. I believe you' ... which most people call cowslips. It's not a ...
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INSIDER'S GUIDE; I Never Heard Them Ringing
The Washington Post; 4/16/2000; 460 words
; ... vegetation along the Potomac at Carderock, in search of Virginia bluebells, the grande dame of spring wildflowers. Finding ... Today I hope to find soft, nodding pastel clusters of Virginia bluebells--they sprout right about the time the cherry ... the flower back when Massachusetts was referred to as New ...
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