| 单词 | croton |
| 例句 | Aunty Ifeoma asked me to join them in the garden, to carefully pick out leaves that had started to wilt on the croton plants. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Roses and hibiscuses and lilies and ixora and croton grew side by side like a hand- painted wreath. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Jomo takes care of the compound. He comes in three times a week. Funny man, I’ve seen him talking to the croton plant.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I stuttered and gripped hard at some fresh croton leaves, pulling them off, watching the viscous liquid drip from their stalks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The crotons rustled in the late morning breeze. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Finally she took the eye-dropper from her pocket and squeezed two drops of croton oil on the string beans and stirred it in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t she have asked someone who knew—“Suppose you gave croton oil to a person. What would happen?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But the crotons were lusher than ever and the variegated bougainvilleas she hadn’t thought would take were heavy with pink blossoms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before adding the pumpkins, fill your container with colorful autumn favorites such as mums, marigolds, crotons, and ivy. Pint-Size Pumpkins & Blooms 2010-10-06T14:55:00Z This, in turn, is linked to how people house such things as dracaenas, crotons, sansevierias, spider plants and the rest. Perspective | The right way to care for one of nature’s most neglected creatures: The houseplant 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The hardiest of these plants, she said, are the palms, crotons, philodendrons and alocasias. Like Joseph Stella’s Paintings? You’ll Love These Botanical Gardens. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The spiraling hedges are planted with gold dust croton, a leafy green plant dotted with yellow. This space artist changed the way we see the universe 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Another popular fall plant, according to Carlson, is the variegated croton. ‘Plant influencers’ offer decor tips for fall houseplants | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z After I potted my croton and calathea — and a handful of other botanical beauties — I expected instant relaxation. When my houseplants died, I felt relieved. Here’s why. | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Hydrangeas and crotons and roses and lilies explode beneath the shade of a sycamore canopy. Gotham: Stalwart Citizens, Not Just Police Tactics, Deserve Credit as Crime Ebbs 2013-07-16T02:04:05Z There are pyrogenetic agencies, like petroleum, turpentine, and croton oil, which, introduced into the body, produce suppurative inflammation without the association of microbia. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z It should be well shaded, and fine specimens of fancy caladiums, dracaenas, coleus, crotons, palms, ferns and such plants as are grown for the beauty of their foliage, will make a very attractive show. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z “The croton’s leaves are colorful, but they need a lot of light to keep their vibrant colors and not drop leaves,” she said. ‘Plant influencers’ offer decor tips for fall houseplants | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Thus, we will say, for example, 1 was jalap; 2, calomel; 3, croton oil; and 4, quinine. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z The maximum dose of croton oil is two minims, one-fourth of that quantity being usually ample. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z There was but little ground, principally extended in a lawn across the front, and banked, against the house, with the spotted leaves of croton plants, purple climbing Fausto, and Mar-Pacifico flowers deeply crimson. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z As a last resort, we gave her eight drops of croton oil; a few hours afterwards, nine drops more were given; and a final dose of twenty drops of the same article was administered. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z There is an increasing demand for foliage hothouse plants, such as ferns, palms, crotons, aspidistras, araucarias, dracaenas, India-rubber plants, aralias, grevilleas, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The crotons, dracaenas, and other plants of brilliant foliage made patches of vivid colour on the well-kept lawns, and everywhere was the scent of orange blossom, gardenia, and frangipani. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z Applied to the skin, croton oil acts as a powerful irritant, inducing so much inflammation that definite pustules are formed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Get a chemist to rub down a medium-size croton bean with about 40 grains of sugar of milk, and divide into four powders. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z At that instant the captain's foot caught something that projected from the crotons. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z However, after these had been carefully dressed with lint and croton oil, she felt fairly like herself again. Sarah's First Start in Life. 2011-01-26T03:00:24.470Z The only other purgative on which dependence can be placed is the croton. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The destruction of the true skin gives rise to ugly scars which constitute, together with the pain caused by this application, abundant reason why croton oil should never be employed externally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He determined to dose himself alphabetically, but got no further than C., for the effects of croton oil put a stop to his thirst for first-hand knowledge. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History In Kalabakan proper, I saw a pair with fledgling young in a croton bush about six feet from the door of a house, on November 15, 1962. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 They have a fancy for crotons in the West Indies; I suppose as a change from the monotony of green. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The late June sun was hot and bright, the rows of suburban houses trim and clean as scrubbed children sunning themselves among color-splashed crotons and hibiscus and flaming poincianas. Clean Break Despite the pharmacopoeial liniment and the practice of a few, it may be said that this employment of croton oil is now entirely without justification or excuse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Out into the open she ran, among the dust-laden crotons and azaleas, and the florid shrubberies of the Indian garden, now bathed in soft moonlight. Banked Fires If the poison is known to be nonirritant—as a narcotic plant—from 10 to 20 drops of croton oil may be given with a quart of castor oil. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Then there are crotons, with bright leaves aggressively yellow and delightful, and there are "tunflowers"; and the babies think us greedy in our attitude towards all these things. Lotus Buds As a purgative, indeed, it is far less active than the croton oil, and requires to be given in much larger doses; as much as six or ten drops. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Such effects may all be produced, even up to the discharge of blood, by the absorption of croton oil from the skin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The bowels should be thoroughly opened by calomel, croton oil, or Henry's solution, and a light milk diet given. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Milk may also acquire other than volatile substances directly from the animal, as in cases where drugs, as belladonna, castor oil, sulfur, turpentine, jalap, croton oil, and many others have been used as medicine. Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying The croton was especially alluring; and one day Tara was found tiptoe on a low wall, reaching up with both hands, eagerly pulling bits of leaf off. Lotus Buds Both men and women generally wear at the back a bundle of leaves; women and boys have strongly scented herbs, the men coloured croton, the shade depending on the caste of the wearer. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific Gold mohur and red poinsettia blaze with fiery splendour, and huge crotons, with velvety leaves of pink, violet, and chocolate, grow to the height of forest trees. Through the Malay Archipelago The forty or more varieties of crotons include the curious corkscrew of the West Indies, and range extravagantly in colors and markings. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan This chamber remained empty for three or four days, and was then again refilled with fresh millet and apple and croton seeds. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science Quite suddenly she stopped, put her hands behind her back, and never again was she known to pick croton leaves to pieces. Lotus Buds These croton bushes are planted along the sides of the gamals, so as to furnish the men’s ornaments; and they lend the sombre places some brightness and colour. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific A large oval bed of brilliant crotons on one side of the garden, and another foliage bed that formed the base of a pyramidal vase on the other side, were especially admired. Travels in the Far East The sides were almost covered with many beautiful varieties of crotons, planted there by loving hands, and it was very evident to me that the place was indeed holy ground. The Call Of The South 1908 Croton tiglium.—A plant of the family Euphorbiaceæ, from the Indian Archipelago, which produces the seeds from whence croton oil is extracted. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture I had suggested their being fitted on again, as with the croton leaves and ferns. Lotus Buds Like all the men, they are dressed in a piece of calico that hangs down in front, and a branch of croton behind. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific To every one who is not, my advice is that he should go into the verandah in the spring and look among the leaves of the croton plants. Birds of the Indian Hills Within the walls bright crotons grew thickly, and in the centre stood a plain slab of marble on which was carved:— Walter Tallis, boat-steerer of the ship asia. The Call Of The South 1908 By the time he had reached the east veranda, Tryon was gently leading away the unresisting Hayes, and a rose-leaf shoe, visible between two pots of giant croton, guided the stalker to his prey. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa He fed us on such sorry chuck I wished myself most dead, It was old jerked beef, croton coffee, and sour bread. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads One drop of croton oil on a bit of sugar may be placed on the back of the tongue. The Mother and Her Child Then, if we are long in one place, so that a sick man comes a second time, swearing grievously because of episin, give croton. The Lion of Petra We call it the croton bug, but it is not a bug at all, it is a cockroach. The Insect Folk When in Fez some years ago, a dog I had with me needed dosing, so I got three drops of croton oil on sugar made ready for him. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Small crotons are often selected, preferably those that do not bear a score of leaves. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Finally croton leaves, tied in sheaves, are arranged round the posts below the skulls and bones, so as to decorate the posts down to the ground. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea In the case of the men, a good humor—with perhaps some such physic for quarrelsomeness as croton oil administered in their food on suitable occasion. The Lion of Petra The croton bugs have longer wings and they sometimes fly. The Insect Folk It is one large town of seven districts, with fine houses, all arranged in streets, crotons and other plants growing about, and cockatoos perching in front of nearly every house. Adventures in New Guinea That is the true explanation of capsicums, pimento, colocynth, croton oil, the upas tree, and the vast majority of bitter, acrid, or fiery fruits and leaves. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science To these selected yams they tie croton leaves as distinguishing marks. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea Moreover, croton oil is a drastic cathartic, and waits on no man's convenience. The Lion of Petra As she turned a clump of crotons she saw me sitting my horse and drew a gauze scarf across her face to hide it. Caste They bury their dead, and place houses over the graves, which they fence round, planting crotons, bananas, etc., inside. Adventures in New Guinea Then C. said to himself: 'I don't think he'll come again; he has got two drops of the croton. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha Some of the vegetables are seen still hanging upon these post clusters, and near the base of two of them are seen the sheaves of croton leaves. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The house is surrounded with crotons and other brilliant plants, beyond which is a rose garden, the special pride of the planter's wife. The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa The one who came last night is in the next room and you must take her out through the bathroom door, for there is cover of the crotons and oleanders, and then to the road. Caste It was warm and dry where he lay, and the little valley was well hemmed in by forest in which crotons, mimosas, myrtle oaks, okote pine and many other trees grew. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty C—— explained to me that the only medicine he served out, as he called it, was croton oil; and that none of the crew came twice for treatment. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha First, before planting each tuber they wrap round it an ornamental leaf, such as a croton, which they call the “sweetheart of the yam.” The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea This oil seems fitted to compete in utility with the far more costly and less agreeable oil of the croton. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. "Now we will go back," Nana Sahib was saying as the French General brought Elizabeth from among the oleanders and crotons. Caste Take croton oil, aqua ammonia, f.f.f; oil of cajuput, oil of origanum, in equal parts. The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses Roses should be freely used, and violets, mignonette, geraniums, and phlox, while the edges of the veranda should have some crotons and ferns in pots. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore But the post clusters have been erected, and the yams and croton leaves have been hung upon them. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea Those principally obtained from tropical shrubs and plants are citronella, oil of oranges and lemons, from the rind of the fruit oil of cinnamon and cloves, croton oil, &c. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The walls of the rooms were covered with ferns, orchids, and croton leaves. The Conqueror Three stories in height, its verandahs are in the form of a hollow square, and look out upon a courtyard gay with the bright-hued foliage of crotons and other tropical plants. Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India Oils.—Mauvezin tells of the ingestion of three drams of croton oil by a child of six, followed by vomiting and rapid recovery. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine These men, if the invited community be some distance off, only carry the croton leaves as far as some neighbouring community, probably about one day’s journey off, where they stay the night, and then return. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea In 1845, eight cases of croton oil and six cases of the seed were exported from Ceylon. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The gorgeous masses of the croton bush had drawn fresh colour from the rain. The Conqueror It was so named because formerly supposed to exist in croton oil. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section C Wood quotes Cowan in mentioning the case of a child of four, who in two days recovered from a teaspoonful of croton oil taken on a full stomach. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Then the men of this neighbouring community carry the croton leaves a stage further; and so on till they reach their ultimate destination. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The oil obtained from the seeds of Jatropha curcas, a native of South America and Asia, is purgative and emetic, and analagous in its properties to croton oil. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Ata's father had planted crotons round his property, and they grew in coloured profusion, gay and brilliant; they fenced the land with flame. Moon and Sixpence It will often be worth while to supplement these with others, to be had at the florists, such as caladiums, screw pines, Ficus elastica, araucarias, Musa Ensete, palms, dracenas, crotons, and others. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) Two or three drops of the croton oil should be injected twice or thrice in the day, until the bowels are thoroughly opened. The Dog These selected yams will include those with the croton leaves, which are intended for chiefs. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea Will your castor oil, an' your calomel, an' your croton, do that? Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Scattered among the trees is a host of flowering vines, of huge crotons with variegated leaves, giant gardenias and tropical lilies. The Jewel City They argued that such things as sweet potatoes, pumpkins and mangoes, the very roses which adorned a sprawling bush, the richly tinted crotons, the flaunting alamanda over the gateway, were, strictly speaking, common property. Tropic Days After having for a long time wandered over barren scenes amidst rocks entirely devoid of vegetation, our eyes dwelt with pleasure on tufts of malpighia and croton, which we found in descending toward the coast. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 We found forests of them mingled with crotons, covering a great space of arid land to the east of the Andes, in the province of Bracamoros, towards the Upper Maranon. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The cable-car, for instance, and the dollar bill, not to mention the croton bug and the polar bear. From a Bench in Our Square This draught may be administered once and sometimes twice a day, the croton oil being omitted after the first dose; after the first day, 2 drachms of powdered gentian may be added. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets Feed him a little croton oil to cure his disposition. The Voice on the Wire These arborescent crotons were of two new species,* very remarkable for their form, and peculiar to the peninsula of Araya. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 It wasn't a miracle at all," Eliza said in a matter-of-fact tone; "it was croton oil. The Iron Trail He had one other for $1,500, but it was opposite an immense stable, and had neither cellar nor furnace, and croton only on the first floor. Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. I poured twenty drops of croton oil into the little hole ferret had made in bunny's head, and I dropped him in the grass near pug's track. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Hirst causes purging by 2 ounces of castor oil and a few minims of croton oil. Disturbances of the Heart And the tranquillising influences employed were morphia, croton oil, or a blister. Hard Cash Ratu Lala had given him the nickname of “Punch,” and made him do all sorts of ridiculous things—sing and dance and go through various contortions dressed up in bunches of “croton” leaves. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines "Just ourselves?" she said, looking at the crotons in the great hall. Actions and Reactions Bailey gave him two pills, or rather boluses, containing croton oil—inter alia; for Bailey was one of the farraginous fools of the unscientific science. Hard Cash We went for miles through woods with small timber, but full of bright crotons, dracænas, bamboos, and a very sweetscented plant somewhat resembling the frangipani, the flower of which covered the ground. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines |
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