单词 | buttonwood |
例句 | White cherry trees and silvery buttonwood hedges lined the marble walkway, and security on this side of the bridge seemed decidedly more relaxed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Sycamores are also called buttonwoods because they’re good for making buttons. When Manhattan Was Mannahatta: A Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Years ago, this pond had been a scrub forest of oak and silver buttonwood trees. On Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas, the flamingos are many and magnificent Two buttonwood trees with crowns that poked above the scrub were “Big Bob” and “Little Bob.” Migrating birds of prey draw visitors to the Florida Keys 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z With my expectations adjusted, I noticed the comfortable space between the sites, which were surrounded by shrubby buttonwood trees, bay bean vines and lantana. The Florida Keys by Camper Van, With Baby 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z But before ripping the trees out, they planted replacement conocarpus trees, or buttonwoods, nearby and gave them time to grow. The unlikeliest of sights amid Yemen’s war: Trees sculpted into whimsical forms 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z The buttonwood is in the collection’s “growout” area, recovering from its travels before it goes on display. Perspective | The case of the CIA’s bonsai, being the true story of a big gift of a little tree 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The sycamore is also called the buttonwood tree or American planetree. What Gives the Sycamore Its Smell? 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z It was founded in 1792 by 24 businessmen who gathered under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street in New York City. The Motley Fool: Useful tips on investing 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Oh, and one more thing: The coordination that ended the Panic of 1792 led to a meeting of 24 broker-dealers under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street. Alexander Hamilton Was Even More Amazing Than You Thought 2014-05-09T15:43:58Z The New York Stock Exchange started under a buttonwood tree in lower Manhattan, and its independence appears to be ending with a takeover by an out-of-town rival. Open Trading Still Hallmark of a Fair Market 2012-12-21T01:15:53Z The buttonwood tree — actually a sycamore — under which the agreement was signed lasted until 1865, long after the exchange moved indoors. ICE Deal for N.Y.S.E. Creates Global Powerhouse 2012-12-21T02:25:15Z Mind you, 1792 was when two dozen brokers met under a buttonwood tree in Lower Manhattan to shake hands on what would ultimately become the New York Stock Exchange. Yielding to Panic 2012-05-31T20:02:39Z Beneath a bony buttonwood The mill's red door lets forth the din; The whitened miller, dust-imbued, Flits past the square of dark within. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z A large buttonwood overshadowed it in front, and from behind an elm, the latter still standing. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Our eastern buttonwood is a tree to which, in America, we supply the name sycamore. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z THE sycamore, also called buttonwood, is considered the largest hardwood tree in North America. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The exchange was founded in 1792 when share trading began under a buttonwood tree on a block now designated as Wall Street. NYSE shareholders seen embracing D. Boerse merger 2011-07-07T04:01:09Z Sycamore, from two Greek words meaning fig and mulberry; buttonwood and button-ball, refer to fruit balls. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Scattered about were grand elm and butternut, fine basswood and buttonwood trees, with small groves of the Canadian willow, which pleasantly resembles, in habit, the olive tree of the south of Europe. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z In the warmer South our buttonwood is a stalwart, large-limbed tree of colossal trunk, that shelters oaks and maples under its protecting arms. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Maple or beech is a very good material, but the best are made from the buttonwood or American sycamore. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club I dined in the elegance of simplicity, and Smilax extinguished our small fire of buttonwood. Wings of the Wind Mr. Clews tells us that in 1792 twenty-seven gentlemen met under a buttonwood tree and formed the association known as Wall Street. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 “We’re almost to the woods,” said Meg, as they dropped down under a ragged buttonwood tree to rest. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm The buttonwood leaf in a general way resembles a maple's, being as broad as long, with three main lobes at the top. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Then Mr. Linden turned off down one of the scarce broken by-roads, and stopped before a little lonely brown house with an old buttonwood tree in front. Say and Seal, Volume II Furthermore, at his direction I tied the rather goodly supply of buttonwood into a bundle and swung it to my back. Wings of the Wind Looking from the old-fashioned windows of Mrs. Gouverneur's front parlor, he praised the beauty of the winter scene, and admired especially the spotted boles of the great buttonwoods in Washington Square. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York The fruit of the buttonwood, or sycamore, which grows along streams, is in the form of balls an inch and a half in diameter. Seed Dispersal One recognizes the gum tree in winter by these swinging seed-balls, an inch in diameter, like the balls of the buttonwood, except that those are smooth. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The identical buttonwood with its great parasite was before us, the dog barking at its foot! The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire After this I built a small fire of buttonwood and set about preparing breakfast. Wings of the Wind But under an old buttonwood tree, which almost poked its upper branches into the ch�teau windows, stood Mademoiselle Simone, waving good-by to another girl who was disappearing around the corner of a street above. Riviera Towns Other fruits in winter can be experimented with, such as that of box elder, black ash, birches, tulip tree, buttonwood, ironwood, blue beech, and occasionally a maple. Seed Dispersal Its small branches shed their bark like the buttonwood, the flakes curling back and showing the bright green under layer. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z To the extreme of my astonishment, and I fancy to the very extreme of Abe’s terror, we again found ourselves at the foot of the buttonwood. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire It was yet night when I opened my eyes, but Smilax had lit a small buttonwood fire and breakfast was waiting. Wings of the Wind After Mademoiselle Simone left me under the buttonwood tree, I thought of the Artist. Riviera Towns The boat was now one hundred feet below the rock, and a stroke or two of Ned's paddle put it in line with the big buttonwood tree on the right shore. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters At half past four, the shadow of the buttonwood will fall into this poor animal's pasture. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales One solitary buttonwood stood close to the edge of the bank,—so close that at high tide its brandies hung over the water. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 The flood had cut the bank from under a great buttonwood. The Flower of the Chapdelaines Katy," and Wilford grew very earnest in his attempts to defend himself, "do you remember that day we sat under the buttonwood tree and you promised to be mine? Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering Ned waited beside the buttonwood tree until another flash gave him a brief glimpse of the boat far below the island. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters Next it invaded the principal street of the quaint old village, and played the mischief with the tall elms and the venerable buttonwoods that stood on either side like sentinels guarding the highway. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales In front of it was a green lawn, adorned with several large buttonwood trees. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion Beneath a bony buttonwood The mill's red door lets forth the din; The whitened miller, dust-imbued, Flits past the square of dark within. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell It was said that water would not taste of buttonwood; we had very good water there. The Bark Covered House The others followed him, and when they reached the buttonwood tree they saw the tent floating limply on the waves twenty feet beyond the canoes. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters We went along the bank a little farther, and there were more trees, cherry trees, and willow trees, and buttonwood trees, and lots of nice places for us to put our hammocks. W. A. G.'s Tale Plane or buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis*†‡ Young or middle-aged trees are soft and pleasant in aspect, but they soon become thin and ragged below; unique in winter. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) The buttonwood happens to be exactly suited to the purpose. In the Midst of Alarms Into this well he put the shell of a large buttonwood log; we called it a "gum." The Bark Covered House Bracing himself against the buttonwood, Ned turned the lantern in all directions, and soon discovered the tree which had caused such alarm by its fall. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters Or will we build the Falcon's Nest in the buttonwood over on the Strail? How to Do It Obadiah slipped around to the further side of the buttonwood tree before the tavern. The Duke of Stockbridge Then in a whisper he added to Kitty; "If you dare to say 'buttonwood,' Miss Bartlett, you and I will quarrel." In the Midst of Alarms Pliny speaks of the plane tree, our sycamore or buttonwood, as excellent, because of the horizontal branches which, like window blinds, allow free passage of the breezes while intercepting the heat of the sun. Three Acres and Liberty As the vivid light faded away Ned ran back to the buttonwood tree, and watched the blurred shape of the boat as it came down the channel. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters Thus quietly and comfortably did this excellent family vegetate under the shade of a mighty buttonwood tree, which by little and little grew so great as entirely to overshadow their palace. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American So rapidly did the flood advance that on the fifth visit they found the roots of the buttonwood submerged, and the yellow tide within a few inches of the trunk. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters The buttonwood was still standing—much to his relief—and the canoes were so far uninjured, though the gale was knocking them together pretty forcibly. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters |
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