| 单词 | maidenhair |
| 例句 | Under the live oaks, shaded and dusky, the maidenhair flourished and gave a good smell, and under the mossy banks of the water courses whole clumps of five-fingered ferns and goldy-backs hung down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She pointed out, too, the maidenhair fern nearby; the black stems, she said, retained their shine in a pine needle basket’s weave. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Beside this tiny stream, wherever enough earth collected for root-hold, colonies of plants grew, wild grape and little palms, maidenhair fern, hibiscus, and tall pampas grass with feathery rods raised above the spike leaves. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z High above the creek a spring seeps from the cliff face, irrigating a growth of moss and maidenhair fern that hangs from the rock in lush green mats. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The water roars and tumbles below us, sending up a soft spray that nurtures mosses and maidenhair ferns where it falls. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Walczak took me to see a clearing where he had planted a mass of New York ferns behind a single glade fern and a few Northern maidenhair ferns. Fronds with benefits: A guide to ferns 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The lacy fronds of the maidenhair fern, which are still looking good, “sweeten up the soil a little,” and Feely drew my attention to a neighboring clump of the broad beech fern. Perspective | How the National Arboretum got its ferns and became a civic treasure 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The maidenhair fern needs attentive watering in summer when first planted and space to expand unimpeded, but its foliar swirls are among the most beguiling leaf patterns of all plants in the garden. Adrian Higgins’s 5 favorite ferns 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The "maidenhair" of the title is a fern that grows wild among the Roman ruins the interpreter visits with his wife. The Light and the Dark by Mikhail Shishkin – review 2013-03-13T15:49:39Z The good news is that the Mid-Atlantic region is a fern nirvana in that we can grow ferns from more northern and southern regions — for example, the cold-loving ostrich fern or the Southern maidenhair. Fronds with benefits: A guide to ferns 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z In explaining the utility of plant collecting for the gardener, he points out a clump of Southern maidenhair fern, a species not considered hardy in northern states. This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z One punch, for example, requires a homemade camomile tincture, an infused liquor and a syrup made with maidenhair ferns. How to make easy cocktails, no bank loan or advanced degree required 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Q: Can someone help resolve a problem I am having with my maidenhair ferns? Pruning roses too early in winter may invite disease, gardeners say 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Jianbin Yan, a plant physiologist at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences’s Agricultural Genomics Institute, and colleagues found similar parallels in a maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris. Genes for seeds arose early in plant evolution, ferns reveal 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z And then, sure, like I like to take on a fun challenge now and again with a more difficult plant to care for — but I have never been successful keeping a maidenhair fern alive. What does mindfulness with plants look like? Justina Blakeney can show you the way 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The maidenhair fern which grows at the edge of the pool is nearly white in its cool dark abode. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In humid spots about the stone bastions of the well moisture-loving maidenhair fern was clinging. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z These pollen gene controllers are active in maidenhair’s sporangia, the tissue where spores develop. Genes for seeds arose early in plant evolution, ferns reveal 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Some trailing maidenhair escaping from the paper caught in her dress, and broke off. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z All around his head and body was a delicate fringe of maidenhair fern. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It was easy to imagine George Sand leaning on that wall, whose base was so thickly fringed with luxuriant maidenhair fern, revelling in the beauty of her surroundings. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z There is a likeness in these leaves to the fronds of our Californian maidenhair, and one could easily imagine the maidenhair amplified, strengthened, and polished into this form. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z She decided that it was the flat, where the bunch of orchids and maidenhair had come and lived almost a week. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z At the last were roses and maidenhair ferns. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z The poplars, the maidenhair trees, shake out spangles then. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z On account of the resemblance of the leaves to those of some species of Adiantum, the appellation maidenhair tree has long been given to Ginkgo biloba. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z In June these charming blossoms may be found in the company of the maidenhair fern fringing the banks of shady roads, or standing in glowing masses under the buckeye-trees. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Mauve orchids and maidenhair—a bouquet for a queen. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Directly over his breast was a superb wreath of white roses, carnations and maidenhair ferns from that other loved poet and dear friend, for305 whom Whittier wrote his last poem, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z The sun dapples with yellow the partridge haunts where once drooped films of maidenhair fern. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z From an evolutionary point of view, it is of interest to note the occurrence of filicinean and cycadean characters in the maidenhair tree. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z A soft, balmy air brushed the blossoms of the eucharis lilies, and swept over the delicate green maidenhair fern growing under the shade of the verandah of the Principal's house. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Ferns, including maidenhair, were very plentiful, and we made collections of them in our morning and evening walks. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Here, too, were the harebell and speedwell, fringed with the delicate frond of the maidenhair fern. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z Her eyes brightened as they fell upon a glass of rosy laurel and delicate maidenhair fern.”—Frontispiece. Mountain-Laurel and Maidenhair 2011-10-23T02:00:21.347Z The maidenhair tree is one of the most interesting survivals from the past; it represents a type which, in the Palaeozoic era, may have been merged into the extinct class Cordaitales. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Feathery mosses festooned from cliff to cliff; maidenhair ferns clustered in every nook and crevice; the drops on every leaf and tendril glistened in the setting sun like a thousand diamonds. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z A most beautiful wreath from Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes—eighty-four white roses, fringed with carnations and maidenhair ferns, one for each year of the poet's life,—was laid around the name-plate on the coffin. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z The floor of the forest was carpeted with a pile of staghorn moss a foot thick, and maidenhair fern grew everywhere with the luxuriant profusion of weeds in a tropical garden. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z I never forgot for an instant that Epi Anti was a near cousin to that maidenhair fern. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z The piece will be wonderful in the church—pink carnations, orchids, and maidenhair ferns. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z The lace blinds were half down, and beyond the bank of Parma violets and maidenhair fern in the window boxes it was possible to obtain a glimpse into the room. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Mrs. Samuel Rowell, Jr., sent a basket of white roses and maidenhair. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z They had never thought of a canopy of white and gold, with a border of autumn leaves, or of borrowing maidenhair ferns and forced Roman hyacinths. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z Look here, he has sent you these roses, Aunt Milly,' drawing from under her little silk apron a delicious bouquet of roses and maidenhair fern. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z He smiled at the sight of the small basket of rosy peaches daintily set about with maidenhair fern. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Seeing a bouquet prettily backed with maidenhair fern, we asked if it was cultivated here, and were told that the plant grew wild in some of the caves of Comino, near at hand. The Story of Malta Use maidenhair ferns at the base of the center piece and the candlesticks to give a touch of green. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions One doesn't often get the chance to find maidenhair," declared Cecil, "so I shall make the most of it, you bet.—Here, Bosom Friends A Seaside Story The dwarf thalictrums are good rockery plants; they are grown for their foliage, which bears a striking resemblance to the maidenhair fern. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them When the wind passed over them, their branches swayed with the grace of willows, and against the blue sky their half-grown leaves were delicate as the fronds of the maidenhair fern. Clover and Blue Grass There is a trail to Big and Little Devil's Staircases where two hundred foot cliffs protect narrow canyons filled with maidenhair fern, spleenwort, cinnamon, wild parsley, ginseng and ginger. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia Safe it was: a narrow, staircase-like couloir, consisting of a series of natural steps; the rocks on either side heavily festooned with thick masses of the most beautiful maidenhair fern. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance It's actually maidenhair fern growing wild in the open air! Bosom Friends A Seaside Story Six specimen glasses were set at equal distances, each bearing a head of geranium and a spray of maidenhair fern; two white-capped maids stood stiffly at attention. A Question of Marriage In hard fact it was safe enough, being indeed a gigantic natural stairway thickly coated with oozy moss, while the sides were festooned with masses of beautiful maidenhair fern. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The Japanese ginkgo, or maidenhair fern tree, is an old-fashioned conifer somewhat like those first examples of this family. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place It was fed from a spring from above, which flowed down a gully thickly festooned with maidenhair fern. A Frontier Mystery If I had a greenhouse," she said, "I dare say we could grow maidenhair ferns, and roses too. Better than Play The maidenhair is very beautiful while it lasts, but it is a poor thing the second year unless it can be put into a greenhouse and cared for. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes “There are such jolly maidenhair ferns, too, all the way up.” The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising For the center have a large round basket of bride roses, and at each plate tiny French baskets filled with maidenhair fern and white pansies, or apple blossoms, for individual favors. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions And I happen to know where some beauties grow, maidenhair and the rarer sorts. The Camerons of Highboro At the top a stone railway bridge, the interstices facing the sea full of parsley fern, wild maidenhair, hart's-tongue, and a beautiful species unknown to me. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Climbing winding, stony paths between green terraces, tulips and anemones and vines; white sunny walls and lizards; green frogs and deep wells fringed around with maidenhair. The Prodigal Returns Poison ivy is on every hand, in these tangled woods, with ferns of many varieties—chiefly maidenhair, walking leaf, and bladder. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Half way between the bowl and the plate, the ribbon is knotted about a bouquet of the flowers or a bunch of maidenhair ferns which will become the corsage bouquet of the guest. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions They chatted lightly on many subjects as they walked together, knee-deep, at times, among scarlet wine-berries, and the delicate green and ebony of maidenhair fern. Thurston of Orchard Valley On one pure white damask napery was enlivened by low baskets of maidenhair fern, and sprays of the same delicate plant tied with baby ribbon of green gave a cool look to the whole. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society It is probably a fern, more minute in its pinnules than even our smallest specimens of true maidenhair. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed She went on with her occupation, examining carefully what withered fronds there might be about her favourite maidenhair, even when he stopped by her side. The Perpetual Curate In the centre of the vast table stood a golden urn filled with delicate maidenhair ferns and dragon orchids. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The marbles are velvety and moist with moss, and the maidenhair fern drips lush and dank. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) M. H. S. would be glad to know if maidenhair ferns need much water, and how often they ought to be watered. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young Splendid waterfalls flash down in foam and thunder, scoring deep channels in the perpendicular heights, and bathing thickets of tree-fern and maidenhair in pearly spray. Through the Malay Archipelago She even cut a few fronds of her favourite maidenhair to decorate the peaches, of which she could not help being a little proud. The Perpetual Curate When all was finished, they led her out into the great room, which was decorated with mats of colored palm, masses of sweet-smelling flowers and maidenhair fern. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Four kinds of maidenhair, always light and graceful and attractive, are found; and of ferns common to Europe, Osmunda regalis, the Royal fern of Europe, and the European moonwort and alder's-tongue ferns. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty Then let him make his way across a bit of pleasant moorland—flushed with maidenhair and white with cotton grass, and fragrant with the Orchis conopsia, well deserving its epithet odoratissima. Spare Hours He was a fancier, said he, and attended to the birds entirely himself; then in the conservatory, made James admire his orchids and the luxuriance of his maidenhair. The Hero Absently her gaze sought for cinnamon fern in low woods, sweet fern in the thickets, and exquisite maidenhair just beginning to uncurl from the black leaf mould of dripping brakes. Judith of the Cumberlands The red gravel walk from the landing to the palace gate was strewn with hibiscus and alamander and yellow convolvulus flowers, and bordered with the delicate maidenhair fern. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines I dusted my miniature only this morning, and this white rosebud and maidenhair I placed under it. The Children of Wilton Chase Again, mossy dells where maidenhair fern waved fragile fronds at the girls, nestled under giant groups of pines. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks As on Christmas Day, the only bank the verse suggested was in the conservatory, a long, narrow ledge of ferns and maidenhair, green with overhanging vines and graceful fronds. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation Stick a few sprays of asparagus and maidenhair fern in it and a number of white and yellow spring flowers—the crocus, jonquil, daffodil, daisy and snowdrop. Games For All Occasions The delicate maidenhair lay like a rich carpet beneath our feet, while hundreds of magnificent climbing pitcher-plants doused us with water as we knocked against them. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines "You do such lovely things," she said, now, taking up the strip of linen, on which graceful maidenhair fern was growing rapidly. Cricket at the Seashore All around the sides of this glen, inside the numerous caves, and among the jutting rocks were most beautiful maidenhair ferns; and on the mossy terraces and banks, violets and lilies grew in luxuriant profusion. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Higher up maidenhair and other ferns abound, and the trunks of the oaks and rhododendrons are festooned with hanging moss. Birds of the Indian Hills Some of them grow in the form of trees; some are huge vines; and still others are as fine and delicate as the maidenhair fern. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania One rose and one spray of maidenhair, in a tall thin glass, before each separate diner. The Lady of the Basement Flat With its delicate leaves, almost as beautiful as a maidenhair fern, and its dainty pink flower, it festooned the ripening corn as wantonly and luxuriantly as it encircled the snowball and lilac bushes. Home Life in Colonial Days These, mingled with the tender green of maidenhair fern, of which quantities had been obtained from Selukine, massed against walls draped with green, made an exquisite setting for her entertainment and her own beauty. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa However, just because Farleyense is so delicate, do not feel that you cannot have any maidenhair fern. 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 The maidenhair fern is found along streams, waterfalls and moist cliffs, reaching its highest development in the deep canyons cut through the dense forest. The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' It is an uninteresting collection of stone huts, with many pretty little fields, and maidenhair fern overhanging the wayside. Southern Arabia Quin followed her into the apartment, and stood dully by the table as she untied the box and lifted half a dozen exquisite white orchids from their bed of maidenhair ferns. Quin High green bank on one side, with cataracts of bracken delicate as maidenhair; dark rocks, wrapped in velvet moss. The Heather-Moon It is effectively combined with violets, or lilies-of-the-valley and maidenhair fern. Make Your Own Hats We counted five varieties of ferns growing in profusion, among them brake ferns, sword-ferns, and maidenhair, most beautiful and luxuriant. Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains We were going eastward over high ground; we decided to halt for two nights near a pretty little hole full of maidenhair fern, where there was water. Southern Arabia On floral small table are books and objets d'art, and everywhere there is a profusion of white roses and maidenhair fern. The Girl with the Green Eyes A Play in Four Acts Pomps and Vanities.—The maidenhair fern was probably chilled in some way; it needs warmth and dampness. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886. Centre loop stitch and maidenhair in buttonhole stitch. Jacobean Embroidery Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor The maidenhair fern grew in masses, covering dead trunks of trees and making solid walls of delicate green beside the trail. Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains As buttonholes, backed with a frond of maidenhair, they are charming. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. The path winds upward between stone walls tufted with maidenhair; and ever nearer grow the mountains, and the sea-line soars into the sky. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series There were numerous small alcoves in the wall, and in the recesses of each of these were huge pots of maidenhair fern. Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence As for maidenhair, all its uses are beauty! The Garden, You, and I Also equal parts of cleavers, maidenhair, and elder blows, steeped in warm water for two or three hours and drank freely when cold forms an excellent drink in erysipelas, scarlet fever and measles. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Rising from a carpet of palms and maidenhair, each crowned with its drooping garland of rose and crimson and cinnamon-brown, they make a glorious show indeed. About Orchids A Chat Nor any evening sees beneath her feet The daisy rosier flush, the maidenhair And scentless crocus borrow From rose and hyacinth their savour sweet. A Handbook for Latin Clubs Here are also found century plants, or agaves, and many species of small ferns, such as the graceful maidenhair. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Soon they came to a bit of open ground, all overgrown with bronzed bracken, and maidenhair sere and pink, and blue-eyed asters and golden-rod. What Necessity Knows The exposed vaults immediately behind the Arch of Severus, bounding the Forum in this direction, are richly draped with the long, delicate fronds of the maidenhair fern. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Leaf: Like that of a leaflet of maidenhair fern, Fig. Studies of Trees While he waited for the new suit Maurice walked up and down the little room, round and round the table, where on a turkey-red cloth a hideous hammered brass bowl held some lovely maidenhair ferns. The Vehement Flame The violets, instead of peeping shyly from hedgerows, fall in ripples and cascades over mossy walls among maidenhair and spleen-worts. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series When he moved it was to pick up a piece of maidenhair which had dropped from her dress. Marcella The best varieties to grow are the sword, Boston, holly, and maidenhair. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. It was only a corsage bouquet, but the violets, arranged with a few fronds of maidenhair, were delightfully fresh. The Rim of the Desert Take a handful each of nep, maidenhair, succory and betony leaves and make a decoction, and take three ounces of it, syrup of maidenhair, mugwort and succory, half an ounce of each. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy Beyond is the garden itself, filled not with the roses and chrysanthemums of winter Lucknow, but with the perpetual summer foliage of spreading rain trees, palms, and long fronded ferns, with fluffy maidenhair between. Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India Wood maidenhair ferns and pink garden roses, tiny ferns scattered over the tablecloth, and rose-colored candle shades. Entertaining Made Easy The little streams that rushed down the hillsides were fringed with maidenhair fern, lighted up here and there with a bunch of pink primula or a tiny cluster of dog violets. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Grannie had left the veranda, and on the table where she had been writing aunt Helen was filling many vases with maidenhair fern and La France roses. My Brilliant Career While the maidenhair is not very common, it is widely distributed, being found throughout our section, westward to California, and northward to the British Provinces. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada And all about them were ferns, a score of varieties, from the tiny gold-backs and maidenhair to huge brakes six and eight feet tall. Burning Daylight One huge gingko tree, topping all the others, shot its great limbs and maidenhair foliage over the fort which we had constructed. The Lost World Behind the huts the densely-wooded hill drops sharply to where a stream of good and pure water riots among the maidenhair and mosses. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Another day, however, I found a broken staircase, where weeds grew in the gaps the steps had made in falling, and maidenhair hung on the darker side of the wall. Twilight in Italy Though the maidenhair has a wide range, and grows abundantly in many localities, it possesses a quality of aloofness which adds to its charm. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada They started their horses, but a dog-tooth violet, shouldering amongst the maidenhair, caught her eye and made her rein in again. Burning Daylight The fronds of a maidenhair fern hanging in delicate profusion almost hid his face. With Edged Tools The next was of yellow roses, violets, and maidenhair fern, very sweet: "With Lord Groome's compliments," she read on the card that was tied to it. The Heavenly Twins Our celery looked as delicate as a maidenhair fern. Frenzied Fiction For the climax of beauty it should be combined with the maidenhair. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada On the steep incline above the spring grew tiny maidenhair ferns, while higher up were larger ferns and brakes. Burning Daylight Perhaps he could see her through the maidenhair fern. With Edged Tools I sent some—roses and lilies and maidenhair. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing It has very much the appearance of the maidenhair fern, but is much larger. Canyons of the Colorado This rare and delicate little plant bears a rather close resemblance to the maidenhair spleenwort, which, however, has dark stipes instead of green. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada Cara stood twisting a spray of maidenhair fern round and round her fingers till the tiny pale green leaves shrivelled up and dropped off and only the wiry stem remained. The Vision of Desire As he spoke he drew a long hunting-knife, and, slashing down a bunch of the maidenhair fern that grew like nettles around them, he wiped the blood gently, almost affectionately, from the leopard's cat-like face. With Edged Tools There is some feeling of lonely mountain cliffs in the plain walls behind them, hung with streamers of the maidenhair vine. The Jewel City They arrived in limousines with dove-colored upholstery and crystal vases of maidenhair fern and moss-roses; and often, in such a car, Linda went to the theatre with Judith or Pansy and some cousins. Linda Condon Its banks sloped like a natural terrace, and were clothed with masses of maidenhair ferns interwoven with feathery grasses, whilst up above among the rocks grew aloes and every sort of flowering shrub. Dawn On its brown and humid sides large plants of maidenhair glistened with their green and dark stars; and tufts of wave-leaved hartstongue, suspended like long ribands of purpled green, floated on the winds. Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre They laid the skin out on the trampled maidenhair, and contemplated it with silent satisfaction. With Edged Tools He sent her twelve Jacqueminot roses, All fragrant and blooming and fair, That nestled so sweetly and shyly 'Neath smilax and maidenhair. Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse These rare and precious flowers were arranged in bronze baskets with sprays of maidenhair. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society The Forest Children were crowned with maidenhair fern. The Little House in the Fairy Wood Lady Mary's sense of the fitness of things permitted the silver cups and Venetian glasses of this dainty apartment to be filled only with waxen hothouse blooms and maidenhair fern. Peter's Mother At her feet the giant maidenhair raised its delicate fronds till they touched her cheek. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch All between lay vernal fields and hillocks, maidenhair sprays of bamboo, and a wandering pattern of pink foot-paths. Dragon's blood The narcissus and maidenhair were sacred to Proserpina, and the willow to Ceres. The Folk-lore of Plants Mollie recognized the delicate fronds of maidenhair growing in clumps here and there, and the edge of the pool at the bottom of the hollow was fringed with wild forget-me- nots. The Happy Adventurers In the interstices there used to be a great deal of Adiantum nigrum - black maidenhair, but it has disappeared. John Keble's Parishes The cliffs themselves were, in some parts, green with lovely maidenhair ferns, belonging to three different species. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The long hanging vine on the wall above is muhlenbeckia, the so-called maidenhair vine. Palaces and Courts of the Exposition There lay the enormous tree, its bark covered with grey mosses and clumps of a giant species of maidenhair fern. Allan and the Holy Flower In her lap, open, lay her huge family Bible; a spray of pressed maidenhair fern marked the place. Aladdin O'Brien We have got such exquisite maidenhairs and such a splendid Killarney fern. A Sweet Girl Graduate He had climbed down the slippery stairs through that dank couloir or funnel in the rock overhung with drooping maidenhair and ivy and umbrageous carobs. South Wind Reuben seemed to draw aside for Cecily, but she saw his hand extended towards her—it held a spray of maidenhair that he had just gathered. The Emancipated He fingered shreds of hair, her maidenhair, her mermaid's, into the bowl. Ulysses "Isn't the maidenhair fern lovely?" she said, and looked at me with eyes that said, "NOW." In the Days of the Comet Huge bunches of maidenhair, delicate as green lace, clung to the steep bluffs on the opposite side. The Valiant Runaways Only think of her having some of the maidenhair and cape jessamine still in water, that we sent her so long ago. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations It was some minutes before Cecily knew that her fingers still crushed the spray of maidenhair; then she touched it gently, and secreted it within her glove. The Emancipated Not its flower, but the exquisite foliage resembling sprays of a robust maidenhair fern, is this meadow-rue's chief charm. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors To our right a little stream, which had cut a deep channel for itself in the bosom of the slope, flowed musically on between banks green with maidenhair, wild asparagus, and many beautiful grasses. The Tale of Three Lions At her side a stream of water trickled past drooping maidenhair fern and over immemorial moss. Daphne, an autumn pastoral From the rocks above, with a drop of about fifteen feet, seeping through a green cluster of maidenhair ferns, the pure water of the spring drips into a stone trough placed to receive it. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it In his white satin tie shone a dubious but large diamond, and there was the counter-attraction of geraniums and maidenhair fern in his button-hole. Yet Again The whole Order is relatively primitive, as shown most strikingly in its cryptogamic mode of fertilisation, by means of spermatozoids, which it shares with the maidenhair tree alone, among recent seed-plants. Darwin and Modern Science Not the drooping maidenhair ferns through which she trailed were more delicate or graceful than she. The Vision Splendid See how they have ranged their chairs all round by the walls, and the centre of the room is unoccupied, saving here and there maidenhair ferns and growing flowers. London's Underworld Many large sycamores, cottonwoods and alders, grass and flowers, with maidenhair ferns on the rocks. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it The soft moss sleeps upon the stone, Green scrub-vine traceries enthrone The dead gray trunks, and boulders red, Roofed by the pine and carpeted With maidenhair. An Anthology of Australian Verse |
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