| 单词 | low-growing |
| 例句 | Sometimes Farid thought he saw his scarred face among the low-growing branches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The sage — low-growing and shrubby — could hold its place on the mountain slopes and on the plains, and within its small gray leaves it could hold moisture enough to defy the thieving winds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z While they were eating, teasing, commenting on the soup, flavored with low-growing juniper berries and parched hot summer corn, something happened that disturbed everyone and changed the course of the winter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The lane was bordered on the left by wild, low-growing brambles, on the right by a high, neatly manicured hedge. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Species-type tulips, sometimes called wild or botanical tulips, are low-growing and appear earlier. Perspective | Planting bulbs offers a bit of hope for better things to come. Even this year. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Another group getting attention includes low-growing scramblers rather than clinging vines — useful at the top of a wall, in a container or wedged between perennials. The quiet reinvention of the clematis 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Most succulents are low-growing and look particularly at home in shallow dish planters. Container gardening: The rules to know, and the rules to break 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z I love the low-growing phlox of the spring shade garden, but I stopped growing garden phlox years ago because of its susceptibility to powdery mildew. Granny’s flowers these are not: Two perennials that deserve a revival 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The bare bases would benefit from some low-growing companion, cranesbill or leadwort, perhaps. It’s time to plan the new season’s garden, and it pays to be picky 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z You may also want to select plants that will creep and trail, such as a low-growing sedum or cranesbill geranium, near the garden's edge. 6 ways to add a touch of wildness to your garden 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Some of the lead presence on low-growing leafy greens and herbs is traced to contaminated soil splashing on them, which wouldn’t happen in a setup like mine. Are raised beds enough when lead is present? We walked onto a bluff padded in low-growing crowberry and Arctic thyme. Iceland’s new driving route explores the remote north 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Its enormous moat was cleared of garbage and lined with low-growing plants. Critic?s Notebook: Preserving Heritage, and the Fabric of Life, in Syria 2010-12-26T22:35:14Z In containers, they function as low-growing fillers and will increase in size. Get to know the different succulent varieties 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Plants are used as low-growing building blocks rather than individual specimens. Review | The Haupt Garden demands constant work, and isn’t worth it 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Great companion plants include Cheddar pinks and other low-growing perennials, such as thrift. The South's Top Pass-Along Plants 2010-08-18T18:32:00Z Dainty bloom-rich miniature varieties work beautifully in small garden beds and in areas with low-growing ground covers. Perspective | Planting bulbs offers a bit of hope for better things to come. Even this year. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z It is low-growing, fine-textured and with hints of purple in its inflorescences. It’s time to plan the new season’s garden, and it pays to be picky 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Several of the intensely colored coneflowers also ranked highly, including the low-growing, coral red Santa Fe; the raspberry pink Raspberry; and the red-orange Intense Orange, the last two from a series named Kismet. Coneflower options abound. A recent trial sought to find the best ones. 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z “Please do walk on these plants,” a sign tells visitors, explaining what’s going on underfoot: a test of “low-growing native plants” as an alternative to traditional lawn. For less environmental damage and more biodiversity, turn to native plant lawns 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Its gently rolling hills are blanketed with low-growing mesquite and shrubs intersected by small gullies and streams, and many of its small, sleepy towns seem plucked from old Westerns. US border walls are controversial - but are they effective? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z They have deep peat soils and are covered by woody shrubs rather than the low-growing Sphagnum moss found in more northern peatlands. Re-wetting is key for boosting CO2 storage in southern US peatlands 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z With the low-growing sedums, seek those that don’t bloom early — or a lot. If you grow a tiny trough garden, expect to draw a crowd 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The single species of Welwitschia is an unusual, low-growing plant found in the deserts of Namibia and Angola. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Krissy Boys, a staff horticulturist, had an idea, inspired by some low-growing native grass. For less environmental damage and more biodiversity, turn to native plant lawns 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z But the company also installs a lot of ecolawns with low-growing plants. All about meadowscaping: The low-maintenance ecolawn with ancient allure | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Locate bare areas in beds and fill them with low-growing ground-cover perennials, known as living — or green — mulch. The case for a (somewhat) messy spring garden 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Provide shade to the roots by planting low-growing shrubs that will grow up in front of the vines to shade the roots. A Ciscoe Morris Q&A on some standout summertime flowers 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Horned and armored dinosaurs walked on all fours with their heads near the ground, and isotope ratios show these dinosaurs ate low-growing plants in a relatively limited geographic area. Dinosaur Diets May Help Explain Dramatic Diversity 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z These are generally low-growing, small-flowered tulips well suited to rock garden style beds. Tulips: Indulge in the colors and forms of the spring classic 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Plant among low-growing ground covers along pathways and border edges. Amid a fall garden brimming with autumn colors, add a bright splash of rosiness 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Each location will offer four tree varieties that are low-growing: Eastern redbud, silky dogwood, grey dogwood, and Washington hawthorn. Kentucky Power offers free, low-growing saplings 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The fire department said the blaze started Monday morning in low-growing vegetation near the camp and was brought under control soon after. Small fire burns tents in squalid Greek island refugee camp 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Dainty, bloom-rich miniature varieties work beautifully in small garden beds and in areas with low-growing ground covers. Planting bulbs offers us the glimmer of hope that we all need 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z While they are low-growing and early, their flowers are more typical of the classic tulip bloom. Tulips: Indulge in the colors and forms of the spring classic 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Like stock, gazania is low-growing with thin petals, but its flowers are large, solitary, sunny-yellow daisies. Gardener’s Notebook: How to plant for fragrant summer nights 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Along pathways, you find Solomon’s seal, dwarf maples, mossy mounds and low-growing London Pride. A Redmond gardener finds peace, hope and focus in the life-affirming evolution of her landscape 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Her team zeroed in on the nutritional content of low-growing, spore-bearing horsetails, or Equisetum, which were widespread during the Jurassic period and still grow today. Sauropods grew big by munching ‘superfoods’ with sturdy beaks 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z What to look for: This low-growing plant has oblong, heart-shape leaves and blue-violet flowers that grow on a leafless stalk and that bloom from early spring into early summer. 5 edible plants you can forage for in your backyard | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Native bunch grasses, succulents or other high-moisture, low-growing shrubs are more likely to just burn a little and sputter out for lack of fuel, he said. Go native for the sake of soil, creatures and fire suppression 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z If you must have greenery within 5 feet of the house, plant drifts of flowering succulents, bulbs or other high-moisture, low-growing plants that don’t accumulate a lot of dead leaf litter. Forget curb appeal — when it comes to fire-safe landscaping, think embers, meadows and 'defensible space' 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Another possibility would be to develop an alternative landscaping solution, perhaps by replacing the trees with low-growing, non-invasive indigenous plants. When a landscaping project goes awry, sometimes it's better to dig it up from the roots 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z The beds around the terrace, and the rockery below, are filled with low-growing, spreading plants that echo the lines of the house and don’t interfere with the view. Designer Stacie Crooks creates an enhancing garden in Innis Arden 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The sage—low-growing and shrubby—could maintain its hold on the mountain slopes and on the plains, and within its small gray leaves it could store moisture enough to defy the thieving winds. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z He recommends succulents and other low-growing plants to catch those embers before they reach your home. Go native for the sake of soil, creatures and fire suppression 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Restrict plantings under trees and shrubs to bulbs or other low-growing flowering plants and regularly dispose of dead leaves and other dry plant debris. Forget curb appeal — when it comes to fire-safe landscaping, think embers, meadows and 'defensible space' 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Transform your driveway into a stylish landscape feature by edging it with low-growing shrubs. 6 tips for smart landscape design | Provided By Uyeta Landscape and Maintenance 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z To one side stretches a sweeping curve of white sand, backed by tussocky dunes, the coarse grass mixed with a low-growing plant bearing tartly sweet red berries that the locals call diddle-dee. The Falklands penguins that would not explode - BBC News 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z But while expansive lawns may impress the neighbors, razing wild areas to plant non-native, low-growing turfgrass is wreaking havoc on the earth. Lawn and disorder: America’s obsession with the perfect home lawn is terrible for the environment 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z In medieval Europe, low-growing perennial turf grasses filled spaces around castles, helping watchmen scan the horizon. Amid drought, the West is no place for a lawn, as Nevada has learned 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z They finally stop at a typical Cerrado patchwork of native grassland and low-growing forest. Hunger for Meat Plows Up Brazil's Cerrado Plains 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Herbaceous ground cover plants like periwinkle and creeping phlox, and low-growing herbs like wooly thyme may fit your scheme. Ask an Expert: Gardening Advice for Aging Bodies, Part 2 2013-06-26T11:00:01Z The conversion of low-growing soy to sugarcane will shake things up ecologically, Carly explained. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z The scientists think these features are likely to be special adaptations for living in the low-growing vegetation of a montane rainforest. 'Mystery' stick insect discovered 2012-09-04T03:04:40Z The brook did not flow underground, but, for about a hundred yards or so, through a dark and narrow tunnel, formed of low-growing creepers. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z Near the summit of a gentle mound that was covered with ilex and low-growing scrub we found ourselves confronted by a wall built of vast, roughly hewn blocks of stone. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z There a low-growing creeper would trip him up, so that he fell with a crash headlong, and rose with his face bleeding from a dozen deep scratches. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Both were low-growing, small bushes with small leaves. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Indeed, any low-growing herbaceous plant, susceptible of minute division, is suitable for an edging. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z There were well-grown orchards, and small artificial groves, rows of tall poplars, clumps of low-growing trees, planted as wind breaks, hedges high and branching, low and closely trimmed. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z And all was quiet and silent in the cosy nest among the twigs of the low-growing bushes at the corner of the common. The Man with the Pan Pipes and other Stories 2012-02-06T03:00:12.143Z CROWBERRY, or Crakeberry, the English name for a low-growing heath-like shrub, found on heaths and rocks in Scotland, Ireland and mountainous parts of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z An old-fashioned bloom, the low-growing Phlox amœna, with its queerly fuzzy leaves and bright crimson blossoms, was among the most distinctly old-fashioned flowers of the front yard. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z She had a rich complexion, slowly moving eyes of deep brown, and very thick, curling, low-growing hair of a bright gold color, which showed a warmer reddish tinge in the light. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z We had now arrived at the plateau above the cliffs—a place of brown, low-growing ling, complicated by boggy runnels, and heavily sprinkled with round stones. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Everywhere they covered trees and bushes and low-growing ground plants, growing here in clusters, and there singly or in pairs. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z It is a small, low-growing tree, more or less common on dry hills and slopes, from Colorado southward through New Mexico, and into western Texas. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z There was a Velvet Rose, darker than the Damask and low-growing, evidently the same Rose. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z A line of low-growing knotted trees separates it from the Broad Walk at a little distance. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z Down the road from Tabin, past labyrinthine ruins of old, mud-walled compounds, through lush fields of okra and low-growing vineyards, a collection of villages called Nagahan has been a focal point for U.S. Magazine Preview: Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan 2011-10-19T22:32:26Z Four of the seventeen species found in the United States are trees; the rest are shrubs, one of them the low-growing bunchberry of our Northern woods. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z A low-growing, pleasant-leaved plant lifted bursting masses of purple-black, all dripping like wounds upon the foliage below. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z What ails you, Bluff?” demanded Will, as his companion started half to his knees, and crouching there stared through the leaves of the low-growing trees that concealed the camp from the lake. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z Several genera, chiefly American, are saprophytes, forming slender low-growing herbs, containing little or no chlorophyll and with leaves reduced to scales; such are Voyria and Leiphaimos, mainly tropical American. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The apple rolled over to a low-growing tree weighed with the most magnificent apples, and there it stopped. The Swedish Fairy Book 2011-08-26T02:00:23.380Z There were clusters of low-growing mignonette, which gave out a faint perfume exactly suited to the solemn shades which prevailed, and here and there bits of ground enameled with blue-eyed violets. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The great, tall ones that meet over your head, and the low-growing bushy ones. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z They rode some distance into the forest, the low-growing pendent shrubs of which, the product of a damp climate and constant rainfall, were sufficiently dense to shield them from observation. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Then, hoping to forget his woes in sleep, he nestled under the low-growing branches of the pine, and lay blinking drowsily at the twilight world outside. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z On reaching it, we found a man lying huddled up upon the ground beneath a low-growing tree. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z Not far from the little wharf which has been mentioned there stood, concealed by a mass of low-growing palms, a boat-house in which was a little skiff hung up near the roof. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z The tents were pitched amongst the low-growing bushes in the dry, shingly bed of the stream; and the hobbled camels were turned loose to crop such twigs and grasses as they found edible. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z His giddiness wore off, and gave place to a terrible feeling of dread as he walked hastily on, parting at last some low-growing twigs of birch, to stand beside the prostrate body of his adversary. A Double Knot The perfect insect is at large in July and August, during which time the eggs are deposited on various grasses or on low-growing herbage in grassy spots. Butterflies and Moths (British) In the dry, saline regions of the west and north-west, where the rainfall is slight, there are large thickets of low-growing, thorny bushes, poor in foliage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" As I swam I could see before me, on the island, nothing but a mass of low-growing, tropical vegetation, behind which rose some palms and other trees. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z The plains so called are covered by a low-growing bush, compact and almost impenetrable in places, composed of a dwarf eucalyptus. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands There were only tall Scotch firs in the Sparhawk, and not a low-growing tree or one with a leaf upon it! Deep Moat Grange The larv� feed principally on low-growing plants, and undergo their metamorphoses on the ground among the foliage. Butterflies and Moths (British) Yellow wheat-fields and low-growing corn and stretches of alfalfa broke into the high plains where cattle grazed. The Reclaimers Old-fashioned portulaca makes a pretty low-growing green for a fern dish. The Kitchen Encyclopedia Twelfth Edition (Swift & Company) I found two low-growing things in a flower-bed, which seemed to be of the clover kind. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Driving a little above the village, Curtis found a sheltered spot behind some low-growing pines and not far from the lake, and there they hastened to camp. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop These moths are very sluggish creatures, spending the greater part of their time at rest on the stems of low-growing plants. Butterflies and Moths (British) It was covered with soft fine grass and little low-growing flowers; the broken masts washed up from a wreck made capital seats; and, altogether, it appeared as pleasant a playground as could well be imagined. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story Flora.—The characteristics of the low-growing plants of Ceylon approach nearly to those of the coasts of southern India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Then each low-growing plant yields only one fruit. Oahu Traveler's guide If the window is small, low-growing plants and trailers should prevail. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them The larv� have small retractile heads, and feed on low-growing plants, keeping themselves well concealed on the lower leaves close to the ground. Butterflies and Moths (British) Mr. Dudley had pointed out to us a low-growing white plant, somewhat like the "dusty miller" of our childhood, that is extremely nutritious for cattle. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway "Just raise your head," he said, after ten minutes' tramp through the narrow track, which he lost at times through the thick tangle of heath and gorse and low-growing bracken. Under the Mendips A Tale The low-growing branches of trees did not trouble the boy as they did the tall Pierre, who several times measured his length upon the ground. Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 Rose-trees look best in round or oblong beds, and do not lend themselves to filling up stars, though a crescent-shaped bed suits the low-growing kinds very well. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them He bowed his head doggedly and vanished beyond some low-growing cedars that lined the way. Ewing\\'s Lady Being themselves alpine, they are particularly well suited for grouping with low-growing mountain plants. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens His good looks, which were striking, perhaps paid his way—his six feet and more of stature, his low-growing, tight-curling hair, his big, bare, blooming face. The Sacred Fount All low-growing flowers—ground-ivy, and things that are not so tall as grass—are entangled with the spirit of place. London Impressions Etchings and Pictures in Photogravure All are low-growing, having the cushion habit of growth. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them She stepped a few paces forward to peer about a low-growing spruce that had shaded her. Ewing\\'s Lady A few are small trees, and about half a dozen are low-growing and dense shrubs. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Luckily, on the higher ground there was much more cover from low-growing shrubs and trees—palmetto, sassafras, several kinds of laurel, magnolia, and a great many sedges. The Thing in the Attic The field was covered with a low-growing vine of some sort. The Golden Skull The first and last are low-growing, but the other is two feet high, and has long racenes like soft blue tassels, which hang down in the most charming way. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them The division of the garden called the fernery is a delightful resort, presenting a collection ranging from the low-growing maiden-hair to the tall tree-fern with broad-leaved, tufted top and declining branches. The Pearl of India It is a low-growing plant with small oblong leaves; it succeeds outdoors at Kew. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The plant is a low-growing herbaceous annual, bearing a large, comb-like, dark red, scarlet or purplish mass of flowers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He moved away to the right and ran in amongst the low-growing bush, only to reappear with more feverish haste, and eyes whose fiery glance seemed to shoot in every direction at once. In the Brooding Wild This was so closely covered by the low-growing branches that I could see it only by holding them one side. Upon The Tree-Tops She was very dark, with reddish lights in her thick, low-growing hair, and brown, broad eyebrows. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon But as the trees are low-growing shrubs, they may easily be protected either in cellars, greenhouses, or the open air, and uncovered or planted out in the beginning of warm weather. Soil Culture "Gee! but it feels good to be out here," he went on, and, leaping up, he grasped the limb of a low-growing tree and went through the performance generally known as "skinning the cat." The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields The forest had become a tangled maze of low-growing shrub, dotted with giant growths of maple, spruce, and blue-gum. In the Brooding Wild All round them the earth was covered with low-growing bushes; there was neither tree nor hedge nor fence to break the force of the torrential downpour. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Seeking an uncertain footing through a tangle of low-growing, thick, ghastly white vegetation, he placed a foot on what seemed to be a broad, flat rock projecting slightly above the ooze. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Coffee will not thrive without partial protection from the ardor of the sun in the low latitudes, and therefore a certain number of shade and fruit trees are introduced among the low-growing plants. Aztec Land He stretched out his hand to gather the low-growing branch of blossoms, which he would give the girl as a souvenir of this hour, and their fingers met. The Princess Virginia A fenced-in patch, planted with blue-gums and a mass of low-growing shrubs, formed a sort of garden in front of the farm. The Hound From The North They marched briskly for the copse, hung their haversacks on the branch of a small, low-growing oak, and went to work at building a fire. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Near it, under a low-growing pine, the surgeon lay rolled in a blanket, fast asleep. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation So prolific is the low-growing tree thus treated that the small branches bend nearly to the ground under the weight of the ripening berries. Aztec Land Or you can picture a fair maid and a man sitting side by side on one of those big, low-growing branches, as if it were a comfortable sofa. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The man had vanished from sight, and though they lingered to search the low-growing evergreens, and every hidden nook bordering the drive, they could not find him. Dorothy's House Party In this furrow sow your flower seeds of some low-growing plant such as sweet alyssum. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts The plains, so called, are covered by a low-growing bush, compact and almost impenetrable in places, composed of a dwarf eucalyptus. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Now and again a small herd of antelope dashed away from our neighborhood, and an occasional flock of wild turkeys were flushed from the low-growing bushes. Aztec Land This, it seems, is the method usually employed when the corpse is caught by one of its limbs in some narrow fork of a low-growing plant. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Anne turned quickly to the roadside and crouched behind a bunch of low-growing shrubs. A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony I sat on the low-growing limb of a tree, and was rocked by the wind outside. Little Brothers of the Air Where low-growing shrubs stood in their way they had crashed through, sometimes setting their horses to jump what should have been ridden round. The Rider of Waroona Its way led through a naked country of rocks and low-growing scrub, for the primitive growth of timber had been stripped for use in the mines. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines It was late in March, and the ground about the cabin was yellow with low-growing compositæ. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories An alarmed owl went flopping heavily away under the low-growing branches. Frank of Freedom Hill My favorite seat was at the foot of a low-growing tree in the edge of the woods, where the branches hung over and almost hid me. Little Brothers of the Air Before we struck the ground, we managed to break the full force of our fall by grasping the roots and branches of some low-growing shrubs and bushes which we felt without seeing. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls The three girls scampered down the back avenue, where they found five of their companions, among them Susan Drummond, standing in different attitudes of expectation near a very large and low-growing laurel-tree. A World of Girls The Story of a School The inner bark of the torva bush—actually a low-growing tree—made a substitute for rope or twine, according to Hovan. Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel A low-growing shrub with silvery-green three-lobed leaves and milky sap. Concordance A Terran Empire concordance An excellent, low-growing, early flowering shrub is Pyrus Japonica, better known as Japan Quince. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover The flitter crouched in a vastness of red-ochre sand laced with some low-growing plant that shone like metallic gold in the sunlight. The Stars, My Brothers Its low-growing habit makes it suitable for edging. Making a Garden of Perennials A frightened agouti scampered across her path and stopped, frozen with fear, and a green ribbon-like snake drooping in festoons from a low-growing branch hastily drew up its coils as the big cat passed below. The Black Phantom A boulder, for example, calls for the contrast of plants, perhaps only a few low-growing ones in a natural pocket, rather than a semi-eclipse. Making A Rock Garden Achyranthes, low-growing plants in mixtures of red, pink, yellow and green. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover Malpighia glabra.—A low-growing tree of the West Indies, which produces an edible fruit called the Barbadoes cherry. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Any low-growing annual will do, but it must be low-growing or it may injure the Fraxinella. Making a Garden of Perennials They also do a good deal of hunting upon low-growing, large-leaved plants. Chatterbox, 1906 Myra stood for a moment wondering where they had all gone; then she walked slowly across the camp to a hammock swung behind a clump of low-growing pines. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story Arethusa swept majestically off, bending her head to escape the low-growing willow branches, and Timothy watched her miserably. The Heart of Arethusa It is a low-growing plant, its stems averaging an inch in diameter. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture It was warmer than the breath of a temperate winter, and the low-growing scrub marking the course of the river was breaking into new growth of a whitish hue. The Heart of Unaga The low-growing sorts, among which some of the most curious are to be found, may be given a narrow shelf or the edge of the plant shelf in the winter window garden. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse A low-growing orange-tree, all lustrous with globes of green and gold and shiny leafage, had intercepted his view of the pair for just the instant which intervened between the sound and the call. Despair's Last Journey Half an hour of winding advance through the midst of the scraggly low-growing trees brought them to the notch in the rim-ridge. Bloom of Cactus Again it was from the American-French side and illumined the black shadows strewn along the ground like little clumps of low-growing bushes. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service The sound of someone or something moving in the low-growing scrub beside her had stirred her to a physical fear of woodland solitudes she had never been able to conquer. The Heart of Unaga He deployed his men under cover, but now they were out in a great and ragged field, all up and down, with boggy hollows, scarred too by rail fences and blurred by low-growing briar patches. The Long Roll He pushed aside a low-growing bough, and brushing by it Blue Bonnet found herself in a lovely little cave-like spot, in the centre of which was a tiny spring. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party A small, low-growing, yellowish-green Cabbage Lettuce, with a comparatively loose head. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Flowering shrubs, low-growing evergreens, a few weeping and deciduous trees of moderate size, with flower-beds neatly planted, make an attractive door-yard. Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden A small stage was erected at one end of it, and low-growing flowers and palms banked about it. Madge Morton's Secret It was wide, threaded by motionless waters, barred and banded with low-growing swamp shrubs, set with enormously tall and solemn trees. The Long Roll She came to a little evergreen tree, not four feet tall, with low-growing boughs, and she stood looking at it until her husband, who was also following the snow-filled path, overtook her. Christmas A Story The Bush Basils are small, low-growing, branching plants; and are propagated and cultivated like the Common Sweet Basil. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. He looked like a magnificent bull, with his short, strong brown neck, and low-growing hair that seemed to have been freshly crimped. The Call of the Blood Near the next angle was a patch of low-growing bushes. Jack Haydon's Quest Julian didn't know whether to believe me or not, but his forehead flushed to the black line of his low-growing hair. Everyman's Land At the sight of them Loll dropped to his hands and knees and, club in hand, crept cautiously down under the low-growing bushes. Where the Sun Swings North The Dwarf Green Curled is a very hardy but comparatively low-growing variety; the stems seldom exceeding sixteen or eighteen inches in height. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. As you go further north, the timber becomes more and more stunted, consisting chiefly of birchwood, till you reach the open tundra, which is clothed in moss and low-growing shrubs. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Crimson and purple stones shine like uncut jewels, and cascades of yellow gorse, under red-flowering trees, pour down over low-growing white flowers, which embroider the rose-coloured rocks. The Golden Silence As far as the eye could reach were the prairies, dotted here and there with hillocks and clumps of low-growing bushes. Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret They were unable to creep down under the low-growing brush in a manner stealthy enough to reach the birds. Where the Sun Swings North A low-growing sort, usually from eighteen inches to two feet in height. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. When crossing sandy knolls or open, uncultivated fields and pastures, the alluring perfume of the wild strawberry will sometimes lead you to the patch which shows the bright-red little berry on its low-growing plant. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Between them and the sea there was only low-growing stuff, brownish and sparse. Operation: Outer Space The wild hop is reaching over the bushes for the branches of the low-growing elm from which to hang its fruit clusters. Some Summer Days in Iowa He stopped behind a clump of low-growing trees, and watched. An Alabaster Box Lavender is a hardy, low-growing, shrubby plant, originally from the south of Europe. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. A low-growing magnolia hid them from the rest of the world; he put masterful hands on her shoulders and turned her face toward him—her little unhappy face. Contrary Mary Behind the safe protection of the low-growing cedars the three men walked slowly toward the cabin of the "Little Yankee," seemingly utterly oblivious to any danger lurking behind. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West Another plant there is, a low-growing shrub, having long leaves with scalloped edges, giving a spicy odour when crushed or after rain, that I must beg you to plant with these brakes. The Garden, You, and I The flower-borders had run to waste; only a few impoverished roses tossed their blushing fragrance into the air, and a few low-growing, old-fashioned things made shift to live amongst the weeds. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Sage is a low-growing, hardy, evergreen shrub, originally from the south of Europe. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. For two hundred yards and more—three hundred, maybe—we blundered and crashed through the low-growing hazels, and came suddenly to a horrified stand. Poison Island "See, Gladys, I have a horse out here," and Faith went to where the low-growing limb of a pine sprang flexibly as she leaped upon it into an imaginary side-saddle. Jewel's Story Book Chief among the low-growing worthies comes the verbena, good for bedding, good for cutting, and in some of the mammoth varieties subtly fragrant. The Garden, You, and I Where the houses stretched themselves up on a low hill, a little white church showed clear against the broken shadow of low-growing pines. What Necessity Knows And together they crawled into the low-growing, dense-foliaged thicket, where they lay side by side, face downwards. Children of the Wild So well hidden was he in a low-growing bush that we might have passed within a yard of him and been none the wiser. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow From the low-growing limbs of a couple of gnarly cedars, old Momus had stretched the sheepskins which Joseph, the shepherd, had given them. The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem It is a beautiful low-growing ivy-leaved type, with flowers of subdued lilac blue. Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers Children were massed together in a thick, low-growing underbrush, and of their species only babies were able to rise, like cream, to the top. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl He looked like that bust of Julius Caesar, the bumpy, big-nosed, strong-chinned one, all but that thick, closely cut, low-growing head of dark hair. The Brimming Cup We skirted the grounds and entered by a rear gate a garden where were all sorts of low-growing trees and high-growing shrubs to screen us as we drew near the rear veranda. Wide Courses They could see the moonlight glimmering on the water ahead, and in another yard or two the low-growing bush to which Hone had moored the boat became visible. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories It is better usually to border a bed with low-growing flowers. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. The bow cleared the point, though the bowsprit swept the bushes and a low-growing branch tore out the screens on the starboard side. Dick in the Everglades Trees of various sizes are chosen indiscriminately for the nest, from the lofty mango and tamarind to the low-growing roonji, &c. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 The trees and low-growing plants are partly like those of the north-eastern United States, and partly resemble those of northern and central Europe. Pioneers in Canada Dropping flat in the low-growing grain, many eyes of the Sammies turned in the direction of the red mill. The Khaki Boys over the Top Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam Suppose there is a bit of sandy ground which needs a low-growing plant. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. I began systematically to poke with a stick I carried into every low-growing mass of vines or bushes. Spanish Doubloons We went into corral the next evening by the side of a grassy mound covered with low-growing shrubs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator Stooping he snapped off a small low-growing branch and broke it near the end so that its top hung limply down. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol On the left a network of water lanes threaded the maze of low-growing brushwood and whispering reeds, and round us extended the half-submerged patches of soil which form the celebrated "floating gardens" of the lake. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil In the deep valleys were magnificent woods, in which giant rubber-trees towered, while the huge leaves of the low-growing pacova, or wild banana, were conspicuous in the undergrowth. Through the Brazilian Wilderness "I should think a low-growing plant like ageratum would be pretty in a vase of that sort." Ethel Morton's Enterprise He realised that he was in a small wood of low-growing trees with wide spreading branches. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles The crow never makes its nest in low-growing trees, but only in tall, big trees. Philippine Folk-Tales She ran away and disappeared behind the low-growing apple trees. O Pioneers! Against the old ivory of the massive walls are clustering thickets of cedar, spruce, eucalyptus and clumps of low-growing shrubs. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Many of the low-growing and compact continuous-flowering annuals are excellent for summer bedding effects. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) They both set off at a run, dodging and ducking under the low-growing trees. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles There were also low-growing spider-lilies, but those were not evident at this time of night, and the lilies-of-the-valley, of course, were all gone. Quaint Courtships And now, where the garden bed's light soil drinks in the runnels of water, rises for me Corycian kale and low-growing mallow, and the poppy that grants easy slumber. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Gently, she leaned over the bed and stirred her fingers over the low-growing hair on his brow. England, My England Whether they are to be composed of tall-growing or of low-growing plants will depend upon the distance they are to be from the observer. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) A young woman, not at all pretty, very dark, with low-growing hair and a sallow complexion—a shriveled face with very sharp eyes—asked what he wanted. Jean-Christophe Journey's End The spot, bare of grass, was about twenty yards from the edge of a fairly thick, low-growing scrub where scrub fowls are plentiful. My Tropic Isle If it is not already protected, a board fence, or a hedge of some low-growing shrubs or young evergreens, will add very greatly to its usefulness. Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use A narrow gully succeeded, still wet from the spring rain; then we passed through a belt of low-growing trees leading to a bare rock, its crevices filled with moss white as the rock itself. A Trip to Manitoba Usually, however, the name is applied to a low-growing, spreading plant, extensively used for winter and spring greens. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) A low-growing shrub, peculiar to the dry rocky parts of the United States, particularly the south-western district. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs Climbing into a low-growing bush, Baal Burra would become preoccupied, innocently absorbed in an inspection of the young shoots and tender leaves which it seemed to caress. My Tropic Isle Melons, or beans, or almost any low-growing vegetable can be grown close beside them. Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use Behind her, Mollie saw, when she turned, the line of the beach was followed by sandhills, some covered with low-growing scrub and some quite bare and treeless, shining like snow in the hot sunlight. The Happy Adventurers This low-growing kind required no brush and, therefore, far less labor. Driven Back to Eden A low-growing, creeping plant, having oval, persistent leaves, white flowers, and brilliant scarlet fruit. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs The other side of the river, just opposite the cordon, was deserted; only an immense waste of low-growing reeds stretched far away to the very foot of the mountains. The Cossacks This, it seems, is the method usually employed when the body is retained by one of its limbs in some narrow fork of a low-growing plant. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects There was still sufficient daylight for us to distinguish wayside objects, and our listless spirits gave an upward perk as we came upon a small half-naked gipsy brat picking blackberries from a low-growing bush. The Chronicles of Clovis A dark flush rose on his face and even flooded his forehead to his low-growing hair. The Garden of Allah Sandy peat and a shady site suits it best, and so placed it will soon cover a low-growing tree or bush much in the way that our common Honeysuckle does. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs The first effort to walk in them proved bothersome indeed, for it was made over ground covered with a low-growing vine and the spurs caught in this. Merton of the Movies He had been lying at the foot of some loose stones that were piled cairnwise beside a low-growing bush; and the object that he had touched was protruding from beneath these stones. For the Term of His Natural Life This is a low-growing, spreading shrub, with firm oval or oblong tapering leaves, dull above, and pale, sometimes even hoary, underneath. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors From the fleches they rode still farther to the left, along a road winding through a thick, low-growing birch wood. War and Peace This is a singular low-growing shrub, with ternate leaves, spiny branches, and fragrant white flowers. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs As a boy how he had loved this little green low-growing plant! The Copy-Cat and Other Stories It wandered on, through fords and out of them, under the low-growing branches of scrub pine, brushing his bruised legs against rocks. The Breaking Point "Have you got a dollar?" asked Tripp, with his most fawning look and his dog-like eyes that blinked in the narrow space between his high-growing matted beard and his low-growing matted hair. Options Her face was more repulsive than that of the men, possibly because of the fact that she was a woman, which rather accentuated the idiosyncrasies of eyes, pendulous lip, pointed tusks and stiff, low-growing hair. Tarzan the Untamed It is a low-growing, damp-loving shrub, with yellowish-white flowers, borne abundantly in small clusters. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs |
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