| 单词 | myrtle |
| 例句 | The air is fragrant with jasmine and myrtle and citrus. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Perched on a myrtle tree, Boo began to preen himself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In that sorrowful but lovely spot, shaded with groves of myrtle, Aeneas caught sight of Dido. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The trail I followed led along the bank of Birdsong Creek through some bee myrtle bushes. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The bees were everywhere, hovering over the hydrangea and the myrtle spread across the lawn, the jasmine at the wood’s edge, the lemon balm clustered at the fence. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Neil’s brother, an African Methodist- Episcopal reverend from Albany, Georgia, was going to marry them in the backyard under the myrtle trees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The air on the way to Madame Ruelles bakery smells of myrtle and magnolia and verbena; wisteria vines erupt in blossom; everywhere hang arcades and curtains and pendants of flowers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I stand under the pink crepe myrtle tree, watching Mother on the porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Because of the tall crape myrtles and elms standing outside the windows, the light that filtered into the Hall of the Gods always looked a little muted. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I set up the card tables beside the myrtle trees so the streamers would drift over and tickle our faces while we ate. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I finally came across her, holed up in a dense thicket of bee myrtle close to a little seep spring. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The myrtle was her tree; the dove her bird—sometimes, too, the sparrow and the swan. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The lilies had died back to the ground; the bark of the crepe myrtles had all peeled away; there was a mackerel sky. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The abundant crepe myrtles and pink bougainvilleas that dotted the courtyard were also as beautiful and lively as I recalled. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He brought back chunks of driftwood, and he would pass long hours sitting on the steps carving myrtle limbs into benches, table legs, and lamps, filling our rooms with bits of gnarled, polished furniture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z And where there had once been a bit of road, a shriveled crape myrtle tree, and a slightly wonky-shaped mailbox...now there was a panel of light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But they’d camped there at the spring; and the bee myrtle had been blooming white that day, and seemed like in every bush there was a mockingbird, singing his fool head off. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z In Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, at least a thousand myrtle warblers could be seen in migration during former years; in 1958, after the spraying of the elms, observers could find only two. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z August and I sat in collapsible lawn chairs beside a crepe myrtle that kept dropping blossoms all over the ground. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Meg’s had roses and heliotrope, myrtle, and a little orange tree in it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Flowering myrtle crept up its sides and the wild anise perfumed the air about it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry swings a violent U-turn that takes down a little crepe myrtle tree on the island between lanes, and we’re beached there, spinning our wheels, kicking up leaves and pink flowers. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He let his weight rest against his rake as she began dragging the statue toward an oval bed of myrtle, beside the lamppost that flanked the brick pathway. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Showing his garden, he could not resist pointing out that the myrtle descended from a sprig in Queen Victoria’s wedding bouquet. | Beverley Nichols 2011-01-12T14:00:17Z Plant smaller, ornamental trees instead – crepe myrtle, redbud, dogwood, flowering cherry, crabapple, and orchid tree. 15 Really Dumb Gardening Mistakes 2010-03-18T00:06:00Z Crape myrtles are available in many forms, from dwarf shrubs that grow to four feet or less to trees that can exceed 30 feet. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The story begins with a woman wishing for a child, any kind of child, even if it is only a sprig of myrtle. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z The location is currently a grassy oval rimmed by crepe myrtles and park benches, across the street from the university’s Katzen Art Center. A Million-Pound Artwork, Once Threatened, Finds a New Home 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Landscapes in old Richmond neighborhoods were dominated by a quartet of rather lame workhorse plants, namely boxwood, crape myrtle, English ivy and nandina. How to shift your gardening perspective to adapt to a changing climate 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z After seven nights the prince ties her hair to his arm so that she cannot escape, and she has no choice but to confess that by day she is his myrtle bush. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z Removing mature branches this way disfigures the crape myrtle, causes decay and sets into motion a time-consuming annual chore of removing the rank growth triggered by the previous year’s sawing. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z If you discount roses, the gardener is scrounging for action from trees and shrubs and turns to crape myrtles, the Japanese pagoda tree or the PeeGee hydrangea. A shrub to brighten the dog days of summer 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The elegant bleached white oak floors set off the pale palette of furnishings including Gustavian-style sideboards, French daybeds and clusters of perfectly clipped myrtle topiaries. Can a basement really be beautiful? 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z But through correct pruning techniques, oversize crape myrtles can be reduced in scale without resorting to topping, the name for arbitrarily sawing back mature branches. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z But the crape myrtle blooms in high summer on fresh growth, so the assault is soon masked. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Crepe myrtles are not usually browsed by deer. Crepe MyrtleEssential Southern Plant 2010-03-31T16:28:00Z In a month or so, “landscapers” will be going around dismembering crape myrtles, for payment. Grab those pruners — there’s seasonal work to be done in the garden 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Crape myrtles are now commonly planted in residential and commercial landscapes, and even as street trees. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Young crape myrtles are raised in containers with several discrete stems. How to choose the right crape myrtle 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The Botanic Garden opened in 1911 as a plant collection assembled for appreciation and scientific study, and the new myrtle varieties continue that mission. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Turns Over a New Leaf 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z I needed a knowledgeable escort who could tell me about the peeling bark of the crape myrtle and correct me when I imagined roasting ornamental kale for dinner. Dallas is the most affordable go-to travel destination for 2015 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Let's put a stop to this terrible practice now by choosing crepe myrtles by color and size. Size Up Your Crepe Myrtles 2012-08-07T02:20:01.717Z You can convert a topped tree into a pollarded tree, but this is viable only on young crape myrtles whose trunks are no more than three inches across, and preferably smaller. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Because the average August temperature in the South falls just short of that on the surface of Mercury, you may wonder if it's a good idea to buy a crepe myrtle now. Size Up Your Crepe Myrtles 2012-08-07T02:20:01.717Z The casualty list includes fig trees, some hybrid tea roses, camellias, loropetalums, rosemaries and a few crape myrtles, as well as a few more obscure evergreen shrubs. Reinventing the winter-weary hydrangea Red maples and crape myrtles are fine trees, but let’s start planting other species. Leave it to a botanical garden to find beauty in a parking lot 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Each summer they tend hydrangeas and crepe myrtles. Things Every Southerner Must Do! 2010-07-14T22:49:00Z And again, the ice-cream selection would probably have been a better option for dessert, but how could I resist the mango and lemon myrtle cheesecake? The Ghan expedition – exploring Australia's great 'in-between' 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z To see how crape myrtles should be pruned, see the mature specimens near the administration building at the U.S. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Florists around the world stock versions of those mop-headed little trees of rosemary, thyme, myrtle, and santolina that one supremely private, stunningly talented woman brought back to life. Tour the Exquisite Homes and Gardens of Late Design Legend Bunny Mellon 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z The citral in lemons is chemically the same as citral derived from lemongrass and lemon myrtle, both of which are labeled “natural.” Museum of Food and Drink Takes a Look at Flavor 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The sheer preposterousness of the idea of a woman's giving birth to a sprig of myrtle is typical of the naive tale. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z Tuck into a glossy plate of carbonara, or mains such as roasted octopus with peppers, mint and yogurt; and suckling pig with porcini mushrooms and myrtle. 10 of the coolest neighbourhoods in Europe 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z To be fair, many of the outsize crape myrtles were planted by players who have moved on, leaving current residents and landscape managers to deal with the consequences. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z You see historic varieties of crape myrtle that would have been too tender to survive in Washington or Baltimore. An artist captures the ‘ghost voices’ of abandoned houses 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The showiest and most tender of the crepe myrtles, displaying huge clusters of white, pink, lavender, or purple flowers in June and July. Crepe MyrtleEssential Southern Plant 2010-03-31T16:28:00Z For landscapers rushing from one site to another, it’s a lot simpler and quicker to just top the crape myrtle, often with that precision-pruning instrument we call a chain saw. It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Leading up to the two-story brick residence is a scenic drive lined with boxwoods, walnut trees, and crepe myrtles. Tour a Historic South Carolina Home 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z One of the most conspicuous displays of pollarded Natchez crape myrtles is at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden on the Mall. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Crape myrtles are often the subject of this “topping.” Here’s what to consider when picking pepper seeds 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z One of the most conspicuous displays of pollarded Natchez crape myrtles is at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden on the Mall. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Crepe myrtles bloom on new wood, so prune them in late winter or early spring to increase next summer’s flower production. Crepe MyrtleEssential Southern Plant 2010-03-31T16:28:00Z This floral parade may help distract us from a widespread practice that reaches its peak in March: the mutilation of crape myrtles, a deed that arborists label “crape murder.” Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z In the meantime, it’s the “Garden of Questions,” an inviting labyrinth of herbs — made of passages lined with sweet bay, myrtle, lavender and marjoram — that walks visitors through an explanation of Jewish dietary laws. In a prison that once housed Jews, a new museum devoted to Italy’s Jewish experience 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z But that's probably not what you want to hear when you are worrying whether the beautiful crape myrtle you planted in your front yard last spring will make it through the New England winter. How to protect your precious plants from a harsh frost 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z But through correct pruning techniques, oversize crape myrtles can be reduced in scale without resorting to topping, the name for arbitrarily sawing back mature branches. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z While he is gone seven wicked sisters break into his apartment, see the myrtle and ring the bell. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z One day, the prince tells her that he has to go on a boar hunt, and asks her to turn herself back into a myrtle bush for the duration. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z Hops were only introduced to these isles in about the 16th century; before that, ale was flavoured with all sorts of botanicals such as myrtle, heather and seaweed, as well as nettles. Notes & Queries: If Jesus came back to earth, would he be a Christian? 2012-08-08T16:00:02Z If you want to create the North Woods in your Silver Spring backyard, the usual advice is to plant some crape myrtles or serviceberries instead. Longing for the snow-white birch tree of our northern neighbors 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Today, crepe myrtles flourish just about anywhere in the South. Iconic Charleston Plants 2010-02-24T15:31:00Z You can convert a topped tree into a pollarded tree, but this is viable only on young crape myrtles whose trunks are no more than three inches across, and preferably smaller. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z There is virtue in the creeping myrtle’s lack of grandeur — and that antic, humble, low and resilient growth may be what makes grandeur possible in the first place. There Once Was a Man Who Felt Lonely: A Biographer Considers Edward Lear’s Art and Its Sources 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z One popular late starter is the crape myrtle, which may not stir until late April or early May. Winter-battered plants may look dead — but don’t give up on them yet 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z For the arboretum, the garden will provide a hub to connect the institution’s disparate collections of Chinese plants, said Olson, the director, referring to its inventories of Chinese magnolias, crape myrtles and conifers. After 14 years of waiting, work begins on the National China Garden 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Crape myrtles also grow as medium to large shrubs, and although they are deciduous these varieties work well for screening, for informal hedges or as a single accent plant in small urban gardens. How to choose the right crape myrtle 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z She carpeted rooms in it, upholstered furniture with it and assembled her wardrobe from it, in all of its shades: Kelly and hunter, pistachio and olive, moss and myrtle. To Ireland, a Son’s Journey Home 2012-10-28T10:30:19Z We parked at Pajarito and found the trailhead called Ajugal, where it dipped into a damp canopy of wax myrtle and mahogany laurel. Personal Journeys: Two Tales of Recovery in the Canary Islands 2013-07-19T16:38:43Z But the crape myrtle blooms in high summer on fresh growth, so the assault is soon masked. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z A grove of flowering crape myrtle between the trail and Route 5 softened the blow of entering the suburbs of Richmond. On the Virginia Capital Trail, bike through 400 years of history in 52 miles 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The bridal bouquet consisted of classic white garden roses, as well as lilies of the valley and the traditional myrtle from Sofiero Castle in southern Sweden. Sweden's royal wedding at a glance 2013-06-08T16:50:15Z All crepe myrtles bloom on new wood and should be pruned in winter or early spring. Crepe MyrtleEssential Southern Plant 2010-03-31T16:28:00Z The practice isn’t confined to the crape myrtle, but there is something about the tree’s smooth, sinewy bark that invites a chop. It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z But the rest was profoundly English, including the bridal bouquet based on the language of flowers: lily-of-the-valley for happiness, sweet William for the gallant groom, hyacinth for constancy, myrtle for marriage and ivy for fidelity. An Appraisal: An Oh-So-British Affair Projects a Fresh, Antique Charm 2011-04-29T18:30:40Z Queen’s crepe myrtle, L. speciosa, grows only in the Tropical South. Crepe MyrtleEssential Southern Plant 2010-03-31T16:28:00Z Crepe Myrtle Pruning Tips Don’t chop your large crepe myrtles down to ugly stubs each spring just because your neighbors do. Crepe MyrtleEssential Southern Plant 2010-03-31T16:28:00Z And be sure to layer in bird-favorite Northwest natives like California wax myrtle, serviceberry and evergreen huckleberry. Want to help birds? Keep the cat indoors 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z She does give birth – to a sprig of myrtle. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z Exquisitely wrought myrtle wreaths of ultrafine gold leaf shimmer with delicate power. 36 Hours in Thessaloniki 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The mystic significance of the myrtle is irrelevant to the tale-teller and the tale, however important it may be for academics. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z The mountain was generous — yielding strawberries in June, raspberries in July, myrtle berries in September — but also temperamental. Exploring Norway’s Fjords by Car and Boat 2012-06-29T16:47:27Z Nothing says summer in the South like crepe myrtles. Size Up Your Crepe Myrtles 2012-08-07T02:20:01.717Z Chunky clusters with other seeds and seasoned with chocolate or turmeric-lemon myrtle are for snacking. Add a Sprinkle to Breakfast 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z As many as two-thirds of crape myrtles in a neighborhood will get the chop. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Crape myrtles are available in many forms, from dwarf shrubs that grow to four feet or less to trees that can exceed 30 feet. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Removing mature branches this way disfigures the crape myrtle, causes decay and sets into motion a time-consuming annual chore of removing the rank growth triggered by the previous year’s sawing. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The occasional crepe myrtle petal flew into my hair. The day I put my bikini away 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z This floral parade may help distract us from a widespread practice that reaches its peak in March: the mutilation of crape myrtles, a deed that arborists label “crape murder.” Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z These lush green walls of laurel, myrtle and camellia create hide-and-seek turns, out of which pop Chinese pheasants, long-tailed red and yellow parrots, and white and blue-green peacocks, creating a busy ornithological soundscape. Paradise found: Lago Maggiore, the ‘Eden of Italy‘ 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z To see how crape myrtles should be pruned, see the mature specimens near the administration building at the U.S. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z It is distilled at the royal estate and includes Chinese persimmons and “foliage from myrtle plants.” Ryan Reynolds responds to Queen Elizabeth launching her own gin line 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z To be fair, many of the outsize crape myrtles were planted by players who have moved on, leaving current residents and landscape managers to deal with the consequences. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z If you were to fly over the area, the Chilean myrtles would look like a solid undergrowth, their fragrant white flowers contrasting with the red petals of a parasite creeper called the medalitta. Learning to Fly-Fish, in Chile 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z A big reason people do this is because they'll buy a crepe myrtle only for its color without checking how big their plant will get. Size Up Your Crepe Myrtles 2012-08-07T02:20:01.717Z Crape myrtles are now commonly planted in residential and commercial landscapes, and even as street trees. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z As many as two-thirds of crape myrtles in a neighborhood will get the chop. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Still, Sukkot is a joyous occasion, one that is centered on four plant species: the myrtle, willow, citron and date palm, whose frond is known as the lulav. Jews need the rare etrog fruit for Sukkot. That's where a Presbyterian family comes in 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z They also claimed the crape myrtles would provide similar amounts of shade and noise reduction. As Beverly Hills bakes, court grants shady trees a temporary reprieve from chain saw 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The crape myrtle bark scale has crept into the D.C. region in recent years. How to deal with the crape myrtle bark scale 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z While their leafy cousins parade their fabulous colors this month, the future for crape myrtles across the region — and beyond — is decidedly gray. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The walls keep to mostly a neutral palette, with the exception of a vibrant pink wallpaper in the library, a color inspired by crape myrtle tree blossoms, Bridges says. Designer Sheila Bridges decorates official vice president’s residence 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Officials aim to replace the ficus trees — the oldest about 60 years old — with alternating crape myrtles and Mexican fan palms. A battle to save Beverly Hills' shady ficus trees is underway 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z There the team has planted about 25 different species, including Hong Kong orchid trees, Marina strawberry trees, and crape myrtle alongside natives like 'Desert Museum' palo verde. Cities want more trees. Drought is complicating their efforts 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z You can leave a sucker to grow if you want a new crape myrtle tree in that location. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Crape myrtle trees are originally from Asia but have been popular in North America, especially throughout the south, for many decades. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z On her coffin was a sprig of myrtle grown from a cutting from her wedding bouquet. The moment that grabbed attention inside the Abbey 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z They include rosemary for remembrance, and myrtle cut from a plant that was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the queen’s wedding bouquet in 1947. Live: Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral | Live updates 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Back at their Alexandria home, where Schroen enjoyed tending to their rescue dog, Gracie, and watching cardinals flock to the bird feeders by the crepe myrtle, McFadden walked into her bedroom. A CIA spy pursued bin Laden after 9/11. Now he’s being mourned as a legend. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z A crape myrtle tree lacks a taproot; instead, it has fibrous roots 10 to 12 inches deep. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Because the trees are not native to North America, the crape myrtle bark scale doesn’t have a wide range of natural predators to help keep it under control. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Plantings include hollies, magnolia, crepe myrtles, boxwoods, azaleas, camellias, roses and hydrangeas. Georgian house in Woodland Normanstone on market for $10.9 million 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Crape myrtles love full sun and heat — lots of heat. The best blooming crape myrtles for Seattle summers 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Drivers parked on side streets near the clinic in the shade of pink and purple crepe myrtles, their car air-conditioners blasting as they waited. Scramble as last Mississippi abortion clinic shuts its doors 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Be prepared for a lot of digging, though: The roots of a crape myrtle can extend two or three times as far as the branches once reached. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z At her Louisiana home, Chen surveyed the crape myrtle in her yard and decided it had to go. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Though most of the trees were reserved for pickup, some were available for same-day adoption — coast live oaks, Canary Island pines, a crape myrtle with showy summer flowers. L.A. needs 90,000 trees to battle extreme heat. Will residents step up to plant them? 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Indeed, a mature stand of several crape myrtles in the parking lot at the Center for Urban Horticulture is a sight to behold in late summer. The best blooming crape myrtles for Seattle summers 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The crape myrtles in the parking lot look great even without any extra watering. Planting a garden that stands up to extreme weather | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z To use on root suckers from crape myrtle and other ornamental woody plants, apply Sucker-Stopper when sprouts are no more than 10 inches tall, according to the label. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Jacob Hender said he first started noticing the crape myrtle bark scale about two years ago in the Northern Virginia suburb where he lives. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z A: Crape myrtles flower on wood produced in the current year, so any pruning should be done in early spring. Winter: A time to prune and take stock of invasive plants and pests in the garden 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The good news is, with proper placement and good growing conditions, once a crape myrtle begins to flower, the tree will continue to produce flushes of subsequent bloom for six to eight weeks. The best blooming crape myrtles for Seattle summers 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Some were cut from gold to resemble myrtle and were worn as headdresses by royals and the elite to mark their social rank and stature. These Are Not Your Traditional Holiday Wreaths 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Crape myrtles aren’t the only trees known for producing lots of suckers and sprouts. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z That prime dominion includes about 65 crape myrtle trees. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Excessive pruning causes stunting and leads to unattractive scars that require time to heal, and the rank growth stimulated by severe pruning may make a crape myrtle more susceptible to disease and cold damage. Winter: A time to prune and take stock of invasive plants and pests in the garden 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Blooms are but one of crape myrtle’s charms. The best blooming crape myrtles for Seattle summers 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z “When a big tree comes down, plant with another big tree — not with a short-lived tree” such as a crepe myrtle, dogwood or redbud, Clement said. Across the Mid-Atlantic, giant oak trees are dying 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Q: Our crape myrtle got out of control, so we cut it down and had the stump dug up. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Entomologists and arborists in the Washington region have scrambled to find the best solution to countering the crape myrtle bark scale, but there are still more questions than answers. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z I had brought leaves from the myrtle tree we had planted for Rivah, and rose petals which I placed beneath him. 'I. Am. So. Sorry': Talking about my miscarriages 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Many of the Japanese gins are incorporating yuzu, and Gregor says that lemon myrtle — “which has a beautiful sherbet-y quality” — is becoming quite common in the gins being produced in Australia now. Gin has gone global, with appealing new styles and flavors that stretch its very definition 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z MacArthur Park, where homeless tents lie scattered among jacarandas, crape myrtles and palms, will be closed starting Oct. L.A. prepares to clear homeless people from MacArthur Park; set to close Oct. 15 for 'rehabilitation' work 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Jacarandas have closed up shop for the year, but in July and August, crape myrtle trees, with their pink-and-violet palette, natives of Taiwan, can be just as dramatic. L.A. has no seasons, you say? Wrong. Here's how to mark them 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Experts who have studied the spread say that, in towns and metropolitan areas, infestation rates can reach 80 to 100 percent of crape myrtle trees. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Brown made it across a vacant lot next to his house, crossed the road and crashed into a crape myrtle in Gordon’s front yard. Black residents of Elizabeth City, N.C., thought police violence happened in other places. Then it came to their town. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Brown made it across a vacant lot next to his house, crossed the road and crashed into a crepe myrtle in Gordon’s front yard. Black residents of Elizabeth City, N.C., thought police violence happened elsewhere. Then it came to their town. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z There, he found the BMW against the crepe myrtle tree in his yard, with Mr. Brown’s body nearby. Family of North Carolina Man Killed by Deputies Is Shown 20-Second Video 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z In such a spot, abelias or dwarf crape myrtles might be a better choice. The gardener’s guide to azaleas | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “Crape myrtles are really a showy kind of charismatic tree and this pest impacts it in a way that reduces how good it looks,” Yturralde said. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z A few blocks inland sits a cluster of modest older houses, called the Village, shaded by live oaks, Eastern red cedars and wax myrtles. Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea? 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z But a South American tree fungus called myrtle rust infects vegetation near its edge. Another Australian wildfire ignites—in one of its most unique ecosystems 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Crepe myrtles are native to Southeast Asia, India and parts of the Central and South Pacific. Sultry Nights and Magnolia Trees: New York City Is Now Subtropical 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z At the moment, the greatest hope for native guava is the potential that some individuals may show resistance to myrtle rust. Australian Plant Species Face 'Imminent Extinction' From Invasive Pathogen 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z As more homeowners are discovering their crape myrtles are compromised, they’re turning to tree and garden experts for advice on treatment. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z My parents live in a lovely neighbourhood of roomy stucco homes, nestled on cul-de-sac blocks, adorned with crepe myrtle trees and dogwoods. Planet virus: seven novelists from around the world on living with the pandemic 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Japanese tree lilacs and crape myrtles provide vibrant summer color. Simple design steps can take your garden to the next level 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Until recently, crepe myrtles in New York City would grow no larger than a shrub; gardeners would cut them down to the root for winter. Sultry Nights and Magnolia Trees: New York City Is Now Subtropical 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z So myrtle rust’s invasion could result in “the local extinction of both the floral resource and disruption of associated plant–insect relationships” throughout the plant’s range, according to the paper. Australian Plant Species Face 'Imminent Extinction' From Invasive Pathogen 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Thomas Spencer, the owner of the Heart of Wood Tree Service in Arlington, says calls about crape myrtles with the scale are coming in a lot more often. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z What Fensham finds most unprecedented about myrtle rust is the speed of its spread and impact. Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Gamble’s lovely photo of an Eastern gray squirrel reaching up to some pink crepe myrtle blossoms as rain begins to fall is the winner of the 2020 Washington Post Squirrel Week Squirrel Photography Contest. Perspective | For 2020 photo contest winner, squirrels are a bit of wildness in the backyard 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Dressed in flared blue jeans, white shirt tucked into a Christian Dior belt underneath a myrtle green blazer with black kitten heels, her trademark wavy blow-out bounces as she takes a seat. Gisele Bündchen: a model life? 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z “It’s remarkable with what we’ve thrown at this continent how few things have gone extinct. And here’s myrtle rust—10, 20 years, we could lose 15 species. Who knows, we could lose more.” Australian Plant Species Face 'Imminent Extinction' From Invasive Pathogen 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Spencer said he has had success battling the crape myrtle bark scale by soaking the soil in a trench at the base of the tree with a commercial insecticide that is absorbed through the roots. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z "It's remarkable with what we've thrown at this continent how few things have gone extinct. And here's myrtle rust — 10, 20 years, we could lose 15 species. Who knows, we could lose more." Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z As the plants grow, workers manicure them, altering their natural Christmas-tree shape into something that resembles a crepe myrtle — an upward and outward spreading plant, heavy with flowers. The East Coast’s first outdoor, commercial cannabis harvest is underway 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The imaginative garden vibe also includes an oversize checkerboard for games, a curvy bench encircling a crape myrtle tree, and colorful, oversize mushroom sculptures and spiral topiaries. From Zen to zany, backyards with style and personality 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Some Myrtaceae species affected by myrtle rust typically grow at the edge of Australia’s rainforests. Australian Plant Species Face 'Imminent Extinction' From Invasive Pathogen 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Spencer says crape myrtles are in his top five of favorite trees. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z At the moment the greatest hope for native guava is the potential that some individuals may show resistance to myrtle rust. Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Sprinkled across the property are a variety of plants, including liriope, clematis, peonies, roses, hydrangeas, azaleas, crepe myrtles, dogwoods and hellebores. The little house by Brookside Gardens grew with the family 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z I’ve wanted to plant crape myrtle in my garden since my first visit, many years ago, to the Center for Urban Horticulture. Every yard needs a small tree somewhere; here are some of the best for the Northwest 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The study predicts that myrtle rust will cause the “imminent extinction” of many other Myrtaceae species. Australian Plant Species Face 'Imminent Extinction' From Invasive Pathogen 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z “It’s disgusting,” said Steve Donnelly, who lives in North Arlington with his wife and three children and had three sickly crape myrtles in his yard. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Just a decade after myrtle rust first turned up in Australia, the once-common plant is now almost completely incapable of producing seeds, fruits or new growths throughout its range. Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z The myrtle was first carried by Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Princess Victoria, when she married in 1858. Princess Eugenie's dress in detail 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Crape myrtles are most often associated with gardens in the southeast United States, where conditions are much warmer. Every yard needs a small tree somewhere; here are some of the best for the Northwest 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Know’st thou the land where lemon-trees do bloom, And oranges like gold in leafy gloom; A gentle wind from deep blue heaven blows, The myrtle thick, and high the laurel grows? How “Little Women” Got Big 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Matthew Roberts, manager of Ginkgo Gardens, on Capitol Hill, where he has worked for 23 years, said that in 2021 the store received maybe a dozen calls from customers inquiring about their crape myrtles. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The study predicts that myrtle rust will cause the "imminent extinction" of many other Myrtaceae species. Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Sprigs of myrtle from Osborne House in the Isle of Wight are also included in the bouquet. Princess Eugenie's dress in detail 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The plant became a family favourite after Queen Victoria was given myrtle by Prince Albert's grandmother during a visit to Gotha in Germany. Bouquet to lie on tomb of unknown warrior 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The small bouquet also features scented sweet peas, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine and astrantia, and sprigs of myrtle, all bound with a naturally dyed, raw silk ribbon. Royal wedding: Meghan's dress in detail 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z That’s what the Royal Horticultural Society opined when it gave myrtle spurge an Award of Garden Merit several years ago. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Some Myrtaceae species affected by myrtle rust typically grow at the edge of Australia's rainforests. Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z The tradition of carrying myrtle began after Queen Victoria was given a nosegay containing myrtle by Prince Albert's grandmother during a visit to Gotha in Germany. Princess Eugenie's dress in detail 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z It was a fine, hot day at Daphne’s house, which was called Dar Rihana, meaning the house of the myrtle tree, on Oct. The silencing of Malta's anti-corruption campaigner 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Phoebes and myrtle warblers stake out the sun-warmed branches of the trees, and greedily snap up unwitting pollinators. Spring Arrives on Kitten’s Paws 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Traits that make myrtle spurge resilient - coupled with a total absence of organisms that prey on it - have turned the plant into an invasive disaster, according to the Utah Native Plant Society’s Tony Frates. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z So myrtle rust's invasion could result in "the local extinction of both the floral resource and disruption of associated plant–insect relationships" throughout the plant's range, according to the paper. Australian plant species face "imminent extinction" from invasive pathogen 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z And when Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten in 1947, the bridal bouquet featured white orchids and also included a sprig of myrtle, a tradition that was started by Queen Victoria. Harry and Meghan choose wedding flowers 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z He crossed a shallow ditch and ducked under cedar limbs to enter a natural Outer Banks habitat of wax myrtles, prickly pear and yaupon - an oasis among shopping centers and restaurants. North Carolina museum must be moved to save it from flooding 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z He crossed a shallow ditch and ducked under cedar limbs to enter a natural Outer Banks habitat of wax myrtles, prickly pear and yaupon — an oasis among shopping centers and restaurants. North Carolina museum must be moved to save it from flooding 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Individual myrtle spurge plants and their seeds are long lived. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Ingredients such as cedar and spearmint and aloe and myrtle may help you smell like the best of what nature has to offer. Gifts for the beauty obsessed (you know who you are) 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The peninsula straddles the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, a flat strip of farm fields and fishing villages, pine trees and crape myrtles and marsh grass. The lure of the steady physician: Is Northam’s résumé enough in the age of Trump? 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z “She loved nature, so every season she would write about the tulips or the crape myrtles,” Kaigler-Walker said. After 131 years, Haskell “puts their paper to bed” 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z In the past, it was hard to find a crape myrtle with ornamental leaves, and most varieties grew too tall or wide for use in a small garden. Dwarf varieties of dark-leaved trees and shrubs are small wonders 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Known as Euphorbia myrsinites, myrtle spurge is native to the rocky lands of the eastern Mediterranean. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z A row of crepe myrtle trees shields the front of the house from the street, and boxwoods anchor the area near the foundation. A tweak — not a teardown — for that just-right house 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z “It’s heartbreaking,” he said, “to see trees dying in such dramatic numbers in famously lush cities like Pasadena, Alhambra and Arcadia: sycamores, all the maples, olives, liquidambers, flower plums, myrtles, oleanders and oaks.” The trees that make Southern California shady and green are dying. Fast. 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z For the main course, the staff brought out Australia Wagyu beef cheeks served atop lemon myrtle risotto. Taste of InterContinental wine pairing meal rotates at Willard hotel in D.C. 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z On a sun-baked morning, William Harris, surrounded by crepe myrtle trees and the crickets chirping, cut the engine on his riding mower and took a break. Howard County’s Allnutt Farms Estates still has the feel of rural roots 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z State officials added myrtle spurge to the cast of biological miscreants last year, assigning it to the “prohibited” class, making it unlawful to sell in Utah. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z A Sumerian cuneiform tablet dating to circa 3,000 B.C. lists 15 prescriptions, many of which are made from plants — myrtle, thyme, willow — mixed with honey, beer or wine. Could Ancient Remedies Hold the Answer to the Looming Antibiotics Crisis? 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “A friend brought me a bunch of crape myrtle. I’ve got to let it alone and age it. It has to dry, but it hardens and makes a dynamic walking stick.” Walking Stick Man: Pontotoc resident’s hobby grows 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z He’s already built a soil berm between his yard and the Linehans’ and planted crape myrtle trees, disrupting what remained of the “shared visual green space.” In friendly Del Ray, a decidedly unneighborly dispute 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Standing outside the church, on a thin grassy patch under a shady crepe myrtle tree, he registered 11 new voters during the lunch hour — some homeless, some struggling with addiction to drugs. Virginia at Center of Racially Charged Fight Over the Right of Felons to Vote 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Some believe authorities should crack down on property owners who allow myrtle surge on their property, as some Colorado communities have done. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z When he arrived in Naukratis, he dedicated his figurine at the temple of Aphrodite and hosted a feast, the guests crowned with myrtle wreaths. Drowned worlds: Egypt's lost cities 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z The campus, studded with live oaks, pecan trees and crepe myrtles, is so contained that traversing it takes four minutes. At Blinn College, Cam Newton Plotted a Return to the Big Time 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Vauss steered up the main driveway lined with bare crape myrtle trees, around the circle in front of the knights’ century-old stone mansion, and pulled up outside the hall. ‘I feel like everyone should have a taste of family and being together’ 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z After the shooting, officers searched with metal detectors under crepe myrtle trees, looking for the shell from the semiautomatic handgun. Man shot to death awaiting court appearance in Mississippi 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Resembling big overripe broccoli tops, myrtle spurge blankets some hillsides, especially exposed south- and west-facing slopes above Salt Lake City neighborhoods. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Law enforcement officials searched with metal detectors under crepe myrtle trees, looking for the shell from the handgun. Man Shoots a Defendant Waiting at Mississippi Courthouse 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z They knew the songs; they knew the dense scent of sacred palm fronds and myrtle and citron; they faced the Talmudic quandaries of navigating relationships with those still observant. Off the Path of Orthodoxy 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Of 78 samples of the herb, 19 contained ingredients like olive or myrtle leaves, researchers found. Dried oregano in 'latest food fraud' says Which? - BBC News 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The side yard with its Yoshino cherry tree, crepe myrtle, Japanese maples, hydrangeas, camellia bushes and butterfly bushes provides an oasis from the hustle and bustle of Georgetown. They prayed and played in this chapel turned Tudor in Georgetown 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Forest Service botanist Mike Duncan has seen myrtle spurge in every canyon he has visited along the Wasatch Front. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z In his home garden in Warrenton, Va., he saw dieback in Southern magnolias and crape myrtles. For some Washington-area gardeners, paradise lost 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z The species offered are eastern redbud, crape myrtle, northern red oak, red maple and river birch. D.C. news in brief 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z A metal balcony and windows framing views of crape myrtle trees put the owners in touch with the outdoors. Letting work and life mix in one perfect home 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The article states that it has been reported Woodruff brought the first crepe myrtles and tomatoes into Arkansas to plant at his homestead. Plans set to protect Little Rock home 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Adding further insult to injury, myrtle spurge lacks a root network that might otherwise hold soils together. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z They are filled with crepe myrtles, azaleas and giant live oaks that create a canopy in front of mansions. In Alabama, traffic woes vs. Southern charm 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z During the fall and winter months, the myrtle warbler is a streaky warm gray, marked with what seem like randomly placed bright yellow patches. Meet the Butter Butt, One Tough Bird 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Bog myrtle is a woody shrub with a history of uses, especially as a midge repellent and in the brewing of Scottish ales. Try A Scottish Gin Made With Foraged Celtic Botanicals 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Following the primitive instructions, we bound a single date palm branch to two willow branches and three myrtle branches. The magic of Sukkot “If we can get the seed heads, we are reducing next year’s crop of myrtle spurge,” Pecchia-Bekkum said. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z They said the new plan would cause the loss of only one oak, the relocation of a few crepe myrtles, and inconsequential cutting of small roots on the remaining trees. In Alabama, traffic woes vs. Southern charm 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Weighing only a few ounces, warblers are not known for their winter hardiness, but the yellow-rumped, or myrtle, warbler is one tough bird. Meet the Butter Butt, One Tough Bird 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The vast majority of street homeless are either addicts or mentally disturbed, experts say, and people suffering from both diseases met beneath pink crape myrtle. Homelessness on the rise in Philly’s Kensington 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z The craft brewer has 14 beers on tap, including historic brews such as a Viking-era beer made with bog myrtle and juniper. Craft beer brewing grows in Livingston County 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Today, myrtle spurge can be seen growing in many Salt Lake City yards, often metastasizing into neighboring yards and along sidewalks. ‘Waterwise’ ornamental plant taking over Wasatch foothills 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The first verse ended with this refrain: And besides I’ll instruct you like me to entwine The myrtle of Venus and Bacchus’s vine. Francis Scott Key’s national anthem used a recycled melody that was already a pop hit Until recently the East and West Coast populations of the yellow-rumped warbler were segregated into two closely related but separate species, Audubon’s warbler on the West Coast and the myrtle warbler in the east. Meet the Butter Butt, One Tough Bird 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z But Winter Place’s allure is undeniable, due in part to its pastoral setting; it is set back from the road, and large, old magnolia and crepe myrtle trees grace the lot. Owner of historic Montgomery mansion seeks buyer 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The medians are filled with crepe myrtles, azaleas and giant live oaks that create a canopy with the huge oaks in front of mansions from the 1800s. “Sweet Home Alabama” town in traffic turmoil 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z "From kites to ospreys, from dormice to otters and marsh violets to bog myrtle. " Osprey £1.4m observatory opens 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Herbs and spices — such as bog myrtle, yarrow, juniper and birch resin — added flavor and perhaps medicinal qualities. Brewer and Archaeologist Recreate Ancient Nordic Grog 2014-01-15T23:45:03.426Z In the wake of a screaming match that ends this encounter, the play concludes with a poignant coda involving a footlocker found buried under a dead crape myrtle tree. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Clybourne Park,’ at Kean University 2013-07-20T00:35:23Z A truck swooshed by along a two-lane road beyond the pines and crepe myrtles. In conservative Alabama, celebrating a ‘God-written’ union of man and woman 2013-06-30T22:25:41Z Some of them were very expensive: Richard’s heart was originally wrapped in linen, and had been treated with frankincense, myrtle, daisy, mint, creosote, mercury and possibly lime. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z Scanning electron microscopy identified pollen grains from myrtle, mint and other known embalming , as well as poplar and bellflower, which were in bloom when the king died. Forensic Exam of King Richard the Lionheart Reveals Embalming Practices 2013-03-01T18:15:00.213Z In the Pinakothek at Munich is the celebrated composition of 1653, in which creepers, beautifully commingled with gourds and blackberries, twigs of orange, myrtle and peach, are enlivened by butterflies, moths and beetles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z I fastened a large bunch of fir and of a plant somewhat resembling myrtle to my tent-pole, and two or three of the other tents were similarly decorated. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z And as you lie there, humming-birds come darting and thrumming within reach of your stick, flitting from flower to flower, which dot blue and white the foliage of bignonias and myrtles. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Richard’s heart was originally wrapped in linen, and had been treated with frankincense, myrtle, daisy, mint, creosote, mercury and possibly lime. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z She remembered an earlier gift, roses and myrtle, a summer gift, the giver of which had gone when the summer waned. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z A lake there was, with shelving banks around, Whose verdant summit fragrant myrtles crown’d. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the bayberry or wax myrtle; Ð called also myrtle wax. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z A variety of species, some exotic, have moved in, among them crepe myrtle, black willow and golden rain trees laced with vines. The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Gives New Meaning to ?Urban Growth? 2012-03-22T13:27:22Z She wore no ornaments, but in her right hand she carried a long branch of palm, or olive, or myrtle, something tall and tapering, and of dark green. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z The mountains shelter it from the winds of the north; the soil produces, spontaneously, the orange, the myrtle, the olive, delicious grapes, jasmine, and many odoriferous herbs. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z We wandered along cool paths bordered with myrtle and laurel and cypress trees; the air was filled with the song of birds, and a gentle breeze bore to us the scent of the spring flowers. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z A year of dream-like travels from triumph to triumph, from success to success, scattered roses and myrtles at the feet of Anne-Marie. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z And I will make thee beds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z It would appear that formerly the appellation of verbenæ or sagmina was given to various plants employed in religious ceremonies: and branches of pine-tree, of laurel, and of myrtle were sometimes thus denominated. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Their Ladies' Border plot, a south-facing, well-protected garden filled with decorative plants, was replanted ten years ago with plants that weren't normally associated with New York, like crape myrtles and camellias. Plant Movement from Climate Change Revealed in Interactive Map 2012-03-07T20:45:00.227Z The golden circlet of enormous weight He wears with brow serene and smiling air, As though a myrtle chaplet graced his temples. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Before us rose the illuminated pavilions of the Tuileries: the bright lights darting through the oleanders and myrtles on the balcony, showed to advantage the royal party stationed there. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z It is a polyandrous plant of the natural order Columniferæ, growing to a height varying from three to six feet, and bearing a great resemblance to our myrtle. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z I presented her with the myrtle sprig, which she twisted into her pearls, seeming pleased with it; but otherwise she was very unexcited, though very bright. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Near this summit, Charlotte Cushman rests at the base of a tall obelisk, her favorite myrtle growing dense and dark above her. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z Then shall music answer to and exalt the national spirit, and the poet's brows shall be graced with the civic as well as the myrtle crown. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It is known in some localities as "blue myrtle," and in others as "blue-blossom." The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z This very study adds to their sense of inferiority; they can never hope to share the warrior’s laurels, or, what is perhaps still more painful, the myrtle of successful love. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z I privately carried a sprig of myrtle, too, for Miss Benette: it was covered with blossom, and of a very fine species. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Yes, the road is beautiful, winding up along the side of the mountain, clad with myrtle and broom. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z Nature has not been bounteous to our prayer; But art dwells here, with her creative powers, Laurel and myrtle shun our winter snows, But with the cheerful vine we wreathe our brows. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z At the far end of this garden are two myrtle hedges that cross the garden. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Electra complains that the tomb of Agamemnon received no myrtle boughs; in short, instances of this practice are every where to be found. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Nor can the muse the gallant Sidney pass, The plume of war! with early laurels crown'd, The lover's myrtle, and the poet's bay. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Round its broad foot ran a garland of flowers, intertwined with myrtles, and various other leaves and fruits, worked out in high chasing with dim and with brilliant gold. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Headlong he falls into a myrtle grove; There three days long devoured his grief, And writhed in pain Three long, long nights, three days as weary. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z This hedge protects the orange trees, myrtles, and other rare perennials and exotics from the scorching rays of the sun; and it equally well shelters the flowers. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z It erst was green as olive-leaf, It then grew gray as myrtle moss The time it slid the moss across; But now ’t is marble-white with grief. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z On these heights the air is purer and cooler, and terraces planted with myrtles and oleanders, with pines, fig-trees, and mulberries, alternate with vineyards. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z She strengthened her soul with manly resolution; and as the third day dawned, she adorned herself with all her jewels, and her head was encircled with the myrtle crown. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Loving hands crowned the white brow with myrtle, and under the branches she had loved laid her tenderly to rest. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z "A charming little spot!" cried Mrs. Page Reid, as they halted to peep through the hedge of myrtles that clustered on each side the low entrance-gate. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z And all seemed sudden glad; the gloom Forgot the church, forgot the tomb; And yet like monks with cross and bead The myrtles leaned to read and read. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z Many other forms of crown were used by the Romans, as the conqueror’s triumphal crown of laurel, the myrtle crown, and the convivial, bridal, funeral and other crowns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The myrtle dark green, and the jessamine pale, Sweet scented and gracefully flowing, This flower-man carries and offers for sale, “All flourishing, growing, and blowing!” City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z A wilderness of moist earth-bog myrtle and stunted heather alone met the eye, very discouraging to such a lover of dainty well-kept gardens and flowers as I am. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z In front of the vine-wreathed window, on a bench overhung by the branches of the trailing shrubs, the laurels and the myrtles, sat two young people. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Cupid, seek thy mother's kirtle, Or hide thee 'neath her fragrant myrtle. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z And from the ocean-green of myrtle’s shadow Rose a pavilion, which from afar Seemed to the eyes of shipmen as a star Shattered on a distant meadow. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The daylight stole mellowed on the eye through a bower of flowering orange trees and myrtles; or alabaster lamps imitated the softness of moonshine. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z A myrtle was also a type, but of the female, because its leaf is a close representation of the vesica piscis. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Land Of myrtle and vine, I come from a far land To kneel at thy shrine; Thy brows wear a garland, Oh, weave one for mine! A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Here and there were very tall myrtles, and the quince, and obsolete medlars, were discoverable among the other fruit-trees. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z And— “Where gentle winds from the blue heavens sigh, There stand the myrtles still, the laurel high,”— calls up before the imagination by means of a few concepts the whole delight of a southern clime. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z Of wild flowers there were but few, but heaths, still green, there were in abundance, and many curious wild shrubs they had never seen before; but they knew the juniper-plant and the sweet-scented wild myrtle. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z If any one wishes to offer sacrifice he brings the victim to an open space, and calls on the god, after crowning his tiara with branches of myrtle. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Wreaths made of ears of corn were frequently worn by brides in the time of Henry VIII., and myrtle was also much used for this purpose. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z There, in a happy glade shut in by groves Of laurel and sweet myrtle, on a green And flower-lit lawn, I seemed to see the ghosts Of the old gods. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Their attributes were the myrtle, the rose and musical instruments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z This is bordered by trimly kept hedges of myrtle. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Nature might have been a little more sparing of her myrtle too. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z All the heads of pampas-grass were broken off, borne down with the weight; and stout myrtle and box bushes, which had taken the snow solidly, were trailing to the ground with their stems splitting. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Here the lovers, whom fiery passion hath cruelly consumed, Hide in leafy alleys ' and pathways bow'ry, sequester'd By woodland myrtle, nor hath Death their sorrow ended. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Her red-gold hair crowned with myrtle, the bride resembled the most exquisite work of an English Academician. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z Water bubbles up everywhere, and moistens the roots of gorgeous oleanders, myrtles, orange trees, cedars, and cypresses—the tallest trees in Spain. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Figures of vice sit enthroned; while seven damsels, Acrasia's handmaidens, dance before them; and youth sports in the shade of the forbidden myrtles. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z No mourning people, no sorrowful partings, no sobbing mothers kneeling with upturned faces, no planting of the myrtle and the rose on sacred graves. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z The whole of the citizens, bearing myrtle boughs, came out to meet the army, and the ceremony concluded with the exhibition of the “True Cross” before the high altar of St. Sophia. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z There shall be music and joy and a white-robed bride with myrtle wreath; and solemn words to express the solemn meanings of the act. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z It is a delightful garden, where shade is always to be obtained between the closely planted cypresses, orange, and peach trees, rising between twin hedges of box and bushes of rose and myrtle. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Night found them in a little village on the sea-shore, near hills crowned with cypress, palms, and orange trees; the huts were covered with ivy and surrounded by myrtle and laurels. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z The guests broke into cries of admiration, casting their wreaths of myrtle at her feet; but she had eyes only for Chares, who lay looking at her with a lazy smile. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z In their midst was his Lady of the Woods, a bridal veil on her star-crowned hair, and myrtle at her breast. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Leave these groves of rose and myrtle; Drop thy dreamy harp of love! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z This part of Wales is so mild in its climate, that myrtles, magnolias, and other tender exotics, grow luxuriantly in the open air. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Great Britain is enveloped in fogs and the myrtle grows on Irish shores in the same latitude as icy Labrador. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z Clearchus and his guests, crowned with wreaths of myrtle, reclined upon the couches. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z What could an austere republican, a Puritanic Liberal, who scorned the vision of roses and myrtles and sugar-plums all round, say to this? The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z She hath given back again, For the myrtle—the thorn, For the sylvan calm—the human scorn. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z Alone for a moment, Gail Bechtoldt walked through her town’s memorial garden, a trail that winds past crape myrtles, locust trees and a procession of 37 granite markers representing the toll that the Sept. Sept. 11 took terrible toll in Middletown, N.J. 2011-09-12T01:05:11Z I'd rather have your white hands weave me a chaplet of myrtle, and fill my cup. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The swan, the dove, and the sparrow were sacred to this goddess; and among plants, the rose, the myrtle and the apple. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z “Diana, or maids mix its chaplets with the mastic, as a tree of all others most fruitful, but not with the myrtle, which, as sacred to Venus, may not appear in a professed virgin’s wreath.” Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z Thy sparkling eyes of bright cerulean blue, Rich sapphire gems, flash with Arcadian artlessness, Impelling Cupid's arrows, passion-fraught, Discharged from bow of myrtle 'gainst my heart, Which throbs and flutters, quivering from the thrust. Verses of Feeling and Fancy 2011-09-11T02:00:10.237Z Tyrian purple was her gown; Gold her girdle; and a crown Made of myrtle held her hair Oval on her forehead fair; Little sandals shod her feet. The Piper and the Reed 2011-09-10T02:00:23.967Z Crowned her with myrtle, proclaimed her a queen; Drank to her eyes and her lips and her hair; Clasped on her throat of an ivory sheen Gems of an order kings only might wear. His Lady of the Sonnets 2011-09-10T02:00:23.740Z Around the hillock where she lay was a small courtyard with turf as smooth as velvet, and upon the rocky walls encircling it were trained vines of roses, myrtle and jasmine, covered with lovely blossoms. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Then they had beautiful gardens blooming with roses and myrtles, where orange trees grew, and silvery fountains played into basins of white marble. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z But autumn winds sigh mournfully through the leafless birch trees and drooping willows, and rustle the withered leaves of the wild myrtle on the braesides. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Here," says Irving, "is everything to delight a southern voluptuary: fruits, flowers, fragrance, green arbours and myrtle hedges, delicate air and gushing water. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z The myrtle scrub here rises man-high, and cattle and men are smothered in it. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The curtain is drawn aside, displaying the stage, set with orange and myrtle trees in jars, and a big flowering oleander. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Thanks for the prophecy, but I shall not stay long enough to fulfil it, and steal your myrtle crowns. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z The popular name of a plant, also known as the sweet gale or gaul, sweet willow, bog or Dutch myrtle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The myrtle dark green, and the jessamine pale, Sweet scented and gracefully flowing, This flower-man carries and offers for sale, “All flourishing, growing, and blowing.” A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z It is wild, with heath and arbutus scrub and a sort of myrtle, breast-high. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z And he caused the artisans to work day and night, making great fires of dry myrtle and pine branches, which lit up the forest all around. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Meg's had roses and heliotrope, myrtle, and a little orange-tree in it. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z She carried a bouquet of stephanotis, orange, and myrtle. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Come buy my fine roses, My myrtles and stocks; My sweet smelling balsams And close growing box. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z On the window-sill stood a stunted fuchsia, a geranium and a myrtle—the proud tree of Aphrodite in the poor dwelling. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z Now when the pavilion was ready, within six days of its beginning, carpets were spread on the floor, and seats placed, and garlands of bay and myrtle slung from pillar to pillar between the arches. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Also, consulting with an arborist, Mangum timed the planting and trimming of crepe myrtles, which splash the course with vivid colors, on when to reach close to full bloom. On Par: Sleepless in Atlanta, Director Is Confident in His Course 2011-08-10T21:33:14Z In March, Tessa found myrtle in bloom, and took a handful of the blue blossoms mingled with sprays of the green leaves to Miss Sarepta. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Already they had taken the myrtles and roses from her head, and were in the act of cutting off her long and luxuriant locks, when an extraordinary tumult arose in the church. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z Protected by a hedge of myrtle, in the heart of a mighty forest, Love had fashioned his bower. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Leave these groves of rose and myrtle; Like young Koerner, scorn the turtle When the eagle screams above.” The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z But most of all I'd have thee mark The modest myrtle bough; It speaks of love that e'er will be As pure and bright as now. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z A. In myrtles, perfumes, wools, in choicest breed Of cattle, and in cheese; and on what ground Can fountains like the Attic springs be found? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The bier was covered with roses and myrtle wreaths; and thus the procession moved slowly on. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z And smiling graciously, like a Queen beneath the myrtle crown, Wally bowed her beautiful head and told the messenger, half-bashfully, that she should expect Joseph. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z He seemed to think so, and I liked him for the self-complacency with which he twined her little myrtle leaf with his own palmy honours. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z Up there, amongst the roses and the myrtles, they were alone. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z There lay the corpse in the coffin, a wreath of blossoming myrtle on the head, and Cornelia's red roses on the heart. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z She was dressed, too, as a bride, precisely as she had been on that fatal day of our intended marriage, with wreaths of myrtle and roses twisted in her luxuriant and skilfully-plaited hair. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z This soap was used for the laundry but a toilet soap was made from the bayberry, or "sweet myrtle," as it was called in Virginia. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z I pondered over such thoughts, too reasonable perhaps for my years, while Italy's blossoming mimosas, lemon trees and myrtles threw around me their sweet disturbing odors. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z She and a visiting elephant, Dolly, once unhinged their gate by removing the bolts and escaped to devour some crepe myrtle leaves. Ellen the artistic elephant mourned in Arkansas 2011-07-11T00:07:01Z She was already dressed as a bride, with a myrtle garland on her head, in a white dress, with a rainbow-coloured girdle, and rich jewels in her hair and on her neck. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z But neither of them could; all uniting in declaring, that in the morning the myrtle was quite perfect. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Candles were also made from the myrtle berries, and from tallow. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Imagine, if you can, a large villa with white walls all purple from the fires of the bright sun of the South and surrounded by a grove of eucalyptus trees, myrtles and laurels. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z The air was fragrant with the scent of oranges and myrtles. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Footnote 7: Ale brewed of the herb called sweet gale, or Dutch myrtle, instead of hops.--Tr. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Bookshelves and a writing-desk strewn with a lute and writings are also on the left; a crimson couch is in the centre; and garlands of myrtle and laurel deck the wine-table. A Night in Avignon 2011-07-07T02:00:27.090Z The myrtle berry candles were prettier and more fragrant. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z In the silence of the garden the air is fragrant with the cool breaths of night distilling from the myrtle and the flowering pomegranate. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z But, as an English poet has said, he resolved not to sacrifice His name of manhood to a myrtle shade. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z You have not been so much excited since that mysterious blank letter you received, with its twin sprigs of forget-me-not and myrtle. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z And see, they are wreathed of April, With loving myrtle and laurel intertwined. A Night in Avignon 2011-07-07T02:00:27.090Z She washed her face with home-made soap which may have been soft or, more likely, a hard green soap made from the berries of "sweet myrtle." The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Dost know the land where citrons, lemons, grow, Gold oranges 'neath dusky foliage glow, From azure sky are blowing breezes soft, The myrtles still, the laurel stands aloft? Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The soft moon shone over date-palms and myrtle forests, just as in Persia's fairest springtime. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z In the open air Our myrtles blossom'd, and across the porch Thick jasmines twin'd: the little landscape round Was green and woody, and refreshed the eye. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z He will believe in and seek to enter upon the kingdom of poetry where all shall be gentle and soothing like a lawn beneath a myrtle tree, Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z On a rose-and-purple cloud condensed into a throne, and lowered half-way between the ceiling and the floor, sat Venus, crowned with myrtles and presiding at the feast. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Mollie looked at her “lovely lady” with eyes as blue as myrtle blossoms. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z The riders halted in a valley amidst a myrtle grove, but the chariots rush forth to execute their terrible work from between two mountains of brass. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z Nay, a few light touches And thou wilt shine more fair, my lovely mistress, Than heavenly Venus in her myrtle bower. Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z On sleep, a phantom in the myrtle shade, French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Sink into the chill of death under a nobler poison-tree than is the lovely myrtle. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z To lose in life the cherished friend, While the myrtle tree is green; To live and have the cherished friend With only the world between. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z The heavenly company comes to a stop in a deep valley, and the Angel of the Lord stands there among the myrtle trees. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The House of Justice Headstrong—A hall—Lucy watering some myrtles—A servant behind the scenes is heard to say— I tell you my master is not up. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z And when the food had warmed him, he crowned his head with myrtle boughs, and sang in the vilest fashion. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z So I smote them, and their gore Stained the roots my myrtle bore; But the time of youth is fled, And grey hairs are on my head.” William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Directly he did this a myrtle bush, which had not been there before, appeared out of the mist quite distinct, and it at once began to speak. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z This is the vision: Zechariah sees a man riding upon a red horse and he halts in a valley among myrtle trees. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The bride's bouquet was a shield-shaped wired bouquet of myrtle, lily-of-the-valley, sweet William and hyacinth. Bride's McQueen dress 2011-04-29T19:36:07Z When the man had so spoken, Hercules came forth from the guest-chamber, crowned with myrtle, and his face flushed with wine. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z In the last-named poem the father’s office was originally thus; “Oft my myrtle sighed in vain To behold my heavy chain: Oft my father saw us sigh, And laughed at our simplicity.” William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z There are a lot of live oaks on the property that the course winds through and some crape myrtles, too. My Town: David Toms' Baton Rouge 2011-04-26T04:00:00Z Its gardens are full of roses, camellias, and all kinds of beautiful plants, lemons, oranges, myrtle, magnolia, and semi-tropical trees in great profusion. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z There were orange and myrtle trees oppressing the warm air with their sweetness, and through the open French windows came the soft, misty moonlight and the saline wind. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z Outside was the black of an early summer night before the moon has risen, and going to the window upon the tapping I could see no star for the myrtle boughs. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z Mining looked, in her white satin dress and myrtle wreath, like a Bauersdorf apple, freshly plucked from the tree, and laid in its green leaves on a silver salver. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Far from the capital, we will lead a pastoral life, amidst myrtles and meadows, flocks and shepherds, in all the sweet tranquillity of a terrestrial paradise.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z Mina looked for all the world like a rosy apple lying on a silver plate surrounded by its green leaves as she stood there in her white satin gown and myrtle wreath. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z She lifted a flitting, radiant glance, a luminous smile, and the star-like face, drooped again—and the white hands took to reckless breaking off sweet sprays of myrtle. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z My breakfast I had beneath the shade of Sir Walter’s myrtles, where he had made his favorite seat. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z I have seen many a smart bride at home, wearing the myrtle wreath, or the silver-green olive branch in her locks, and it was well so. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z These beautiful trees usually grow amid clumps of dark evergreens such as bay, magnolia, and myrtle, and the effect was very striking. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z It was the autumn again, and the hedges of myrtle on the banks of the Arno gave out their most delicious scent. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z Owing to the great heat, the rough grass and bog myrtle became extremely dry, and when a fire did break out it burnt merrily for a long time in the surrounding country. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z The kindly Irish soil suited well with the tobacco, the myrtle, and the fuchsia. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z This patio, or court, was surrounded by clustering columns of the most graceful proportions; while in the centre of it orange-trees and broad-leaved bananas, the oleander and the myrtle, bordered a fountain of exquisite design. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z Thus a lady to whose house I often went to practice my music, gave me one day a pot of myrtle, and I took it at once to the old man. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The island in which the sign stood was planted in myrtle and bright Martha Washington geraniums, and now, with the reflection of the soft neon light on them, they were a mass of color. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z In the Book of Esther we have the history of her whose name signifies "myrtle," symbol among the Jews of joyous gratitude. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z It was one evening when we had been gardening together, and tired after that pleasant toil we sat beneath the myrtle trees. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z The palm, The effeminate myrtle and pale rose may grow In gardens and give out their fragrance there, Unmanning him who breathes it. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z I say put it in your window, for myrtle is the luckiest plant for the window, and water it morning and night, looking as proud as you can while doing so. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z She concentrated all her maternal powers of attraction and lifting-machines upon one point, for the upturning of the still green myrtle. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Thy forests are still virgin and inviolate; verdant thy savannas; thy groves as fragrant as ever—those perfumed groves of aniseed and orange, of myrtle and magnolia. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z On the myrtle tree without an owl hooted. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z The great basin occupying the centre of the court is bordered by hedges of myrtle interspersed with orange-trees. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z "Mrs. Bradley sent me a beautiful myrtle branch from the nursery-garden, as a sign that all was right, I suppose: and I have expressed all penitence that can possibly be expressed." Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z On the left of Jupiter is Venus, recognizable by a sprig of myrtle and a dove. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The lover's flower is the myrtle; the player's, the hyacinth; the pugilist's, the fennel. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z After the gorgeous colors worn by those who had preceded her, the white moiré dress and the wreath of orange blossoms and myrtle made the Princess look very childlike. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z There was exquisite taste in the selection—a moss rose bud—a white rose half blown, with dark green myrtle leaves,—and a sprig of mignonette. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z At the end rose the stately old red brick house, half covered with magnolias, myrtles, and buddlea, with blazing beds of scarlet and yellow flowers lighting up its base. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Emmie sighed to take leave of her garden, and spent much time in procuring cuttings from her favourite plants, her geraniums, her fuchsias, her myrtles. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z Leave these groves of rose and myrtle, Drop the dreamy hand of love! Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z In her bouquet were sprigs of myrtle that had a history, for they had come from a bush grown from the myrtle in the bridal bouquet of the Princess "Vicky." In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z If it be generally true, that Love, to be poetical, must be wreathed with the willow and the cypress, as well as the laurel and the myrtle,—still it is not always true. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Then to-day the mother and her three companions have been riding on donkeys to the lovely Vigna Sersale through a fringe of coronilla and myrtle, anemones and violets.... Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z For the lords in whose keeping the door is That opens on all who draw breath Gave the cypress to love, my Dolores, The myrtle to death. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Sing of her orange and myrtle, That glitter like gems above; Sing of her dark-eyed maidens As fair as a dream of love. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z A lamp shone in the pavilion! myrtles and oranges shed their perfume; the stars of Italy gazed sparklingly down from the deep blue sky! Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z The glamour of the magic-lantern is burned down; here are no evergreen islands, no myrtles and laurels--and a Venus Aphrodite would shiver with cold, if she had to rise out of these chilly waters. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z This abode was within a small gallery, decorated with crystal; and surrounded by vast shrubberies of the laurel, cypress, and myrtle, whose dark foliage mingled with the fragrant boughs of the citron and lemon. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Was it myrtle or poppy thy garland was woven with, O my Dolores? Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Clear streams of water sparkling in the glowing sunlight, often intersected the plains and valleys, or rushed headlong down the steep sides of some deep dell, abounding with wild flowers and myrtle bushes. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z On the river bank, and in the little islands formed by the stream, are laurels, myrtles, and great plane-trees. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Laurels and myrtles surrounded it; a red fir, also, from the far north, lent its shade. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z Lilian's eyes are fastened upon, literally bound to, a little sprig of myrtle that lies among the ill-fated flowers at her feet. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z By the stream was a fair spot planted with myrtles and laurels, and among these stood a rich pavilion. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Among them—for I will mention a few—which represented every clime, were the cape myrtle, with its pure and delicately formed flower, the oak geranium, the classical ivy, and the fragrant snow-drop. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z The pattern of the earth, so wonderful, Is, more than myrtle, very dear to me. Sonnets and Songs 2011-01-29T03:00:22.093Z Here, beneath Italy's laurels and myrtles, I was Pygmalion; but it was no cold marble that I folded in my arms. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z The robe of the hierophant was a long purple garment; his hair, crowned with a wreath of myrtle, flowed in long locks over his shoulders, and a diadem ornamented his forehead. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z I saw a tall female figure in a white shroud, with a veiled face, and on her head a crown of roses and myrtles and olive branches. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z A fine avenue of banyan trees led up to the house, and around it were tall evergreens and laces, pomegranates and myrtles, and other tropical trees. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z None of your vales, nor your dews and your roses—and your flowery fields, and your myrtle groves. The Hubble-Shue 2011-01-24T03:00:16.303Z Thus preaches Hesperia, and he who wreathes himself with its wildly growing myrtles does not remember the myrtle of German hot-houses, with which the bride adorns herself for life. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z The statue, as well as the people accompanying it, were crowned with myrtle, the people dancing all the way along the route, beating brass kettles and playing instruments of various kinds and singing sacred songs. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z No sooner was the plant in the earth, than the gardener proclaimed, while filling up the hole, "This will not be called myrtle any longer, but the Star of Airin!" Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z A white cloud of lace and a myrtle wreath thrown over her head by the wife of the manager of the war office, who fell from one fit of rapture into another. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z It was much branched with small leaves, of a pale green colour, and in their general effect having a resemblance to the myrtles. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered, v. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z They also wore purple robes, myrtle crowns, and diadems. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Thither accordingly Moore was taken next day, and, for a crowning ceremony, planted with his own hands—"Oh Cupid, prince of gods and men!"—a myrtle in the convent garden. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z There are marble courtyards with trellised iron railings, ruined fountains with myrtle and laurel growing around in rank profusion and little white climbing roses covering everything. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Last week, as throngs of tourists rode Tourmobiles among the pink crape myrtle trees and rolling hills of tombstones, the superintendent's house sat behind its green hedges with rooms empty and most shades drawn. 20 years of problems at Arlington Cemetery 2010-07-26T04:00:00Z And they answered the Melach Jehovah that stood among the myrtle trees, v. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z The candidates were crowned with myrtle wreaths, and, on entering the building, they purified themselves in a formal manner by immersing their hands in the consecrated water. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z The visiters also often take with them palm-branches, or sprigs of myrtle, or roses or other flowers, to lay upon the monument, as they do when they visit the tombs of their relations. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments At Rome, she was a young maiden with a white robe, her bosom half bare, her head adorned with myrtle and pomegranate flowers intermixed. Heathen Mythology Now she knew how she would look when she lay in her coffin with a wreath of myrtle on her hair and with roses in her marble hands--so pale, so beautiful! The Undying Past I saw by night and behold, a man ... among the myrtle trees, v. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z All these officials had to be of unblemished reputation, and wore myrtle crowns while engaged in the service of the temple. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z The genius of the sex is rather fine than robust; it partakes rather of the delicacy of the myrtle, than the strength of the oak; and care and culture seem essential to its full development. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 One of the most beautiful of his temples was built within a myrtle grove, the God being extended in the attitude of a sleeping child, under the title of L'Amore Dominatore. Heathen Mythology The young wife in her myrtle wreath, a provincial beauty, appeared much in love with her husband, but, from continual dancing with him, was too red and overheated to be lovely. A Divided Heart and Other Stories The vine, myrtle, olive, palm, banana, carob, &c., grow abundantly in the valley of the Guadalquivir. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli There are valuable forests, in which grow various sorts of pines and oaks, ash, cedar, myrtle, pistachio-nut, mastic, carob, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Botanical Gardens of Adelaide cover a hundred and thirty acres, the hedges of which are formed of a picturesque variety of yellow cactus, acacias, magnolias, and myrtles. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands They built a temple for the God, 'Twas in a myrtle grove, Where the sweet bee and butterfly, Vied for each blossom's love. Heathen Mythology The attributes of the goddess were the ram, the he-goat, the dove, certain fish, the cypress, myrtle and pomegranate, the animals being symbolical of fertility, the plants remedies against sterility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The injured man thumped his pillow and turned it over, so that the despised myrtle sprig lay crushed beneath it. Beggars on Horseback Throughout these antique, orange, lemon, box, and myrtle, groves, the Moors carried their system of irrigation. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The South Sea myrtle was especially attractive, appearing in flower with round clustering bunches, spangled with white stars. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The rose, the myrtle, and the apple, were sacred to Venus; among birds, the dove, the swan, and the sparrow, were her favourites. Heathen Mythology I shall be beneath the earth, an unsubstantial shade; Where the myrtles throw their shadow will my bones be laid. Mice & Other Poems There is some one watching us from those myrtle bushes. Beggars on Horseback Frankincense was burnt before the pillar;1266 it was bedecked with wreaths of myrtle, garlands, &c. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Venus fancifully draped, with Cupid hovering above her, stands in a grove of orange and myrtle and welcomes the approach of Spring, who enters heralded by Mercury, with Flora and Zephyrus gently urging her on. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" They sometimes bear with them a branch of myrtle and of roses, the flowers peculiarly consecrated to them. Heathen Mythology There were orange and myrtle trees oppressing the warm air with their sweetness, and through the open, French windows came the soft, misty moonlight, and the saline wind. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir But her eyes under her plain felt hat were bluer than myrtle and her cheeks pinker than a rose. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold Wine and myrtle were tabooed in the cult of this deity, and myths grew up to explain these features of the cult, of which an account may be read in W.W. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" A favorite myrtle of hers stood in the window; he broke off a sprig of it, and placed it in his button-hole, and then slowly passed down the stairs and out into the lawn. Tony Butler There the coco-nut palm, the pandanus, and the myrtle flourished, and yams grew in abundance. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II She lifted a flitting, radiant glance, a luminous smile, and then the star-like face drooped again—and the white hands took to reckless breaking off sweet sprays of myrtle. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The old houses of the town, built of red brick and adorned with white porches, with pink crape myrtle blooming luxuriantly in their door yards, are particularly attractive to us. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Though the spring was not yet far advanced the air was already sweet and scented with juniper and romarin, lavender, myrtle, and lentisque—growths which, like the bog-myrtle of Scotland, smell sweet all the year. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion "Where did you find your sprig of myrtle at this time?" asked Dolly, as Tony led her in to dinner. Tony Butler "And that's the Blairgowrie heather and bog myrtle; never a year but it comes, and it is like a call across the sea." The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith I rather think she saw her meanings more than her trees," said Winthrop; "I venture to say she couldn't have told you whether they were cypresses or myrtles, palmettoes or gums; such people never can. East Angels Masses of pink crape myrtle embower some of the old houses, and waxen leaved magnolia trees shade the door yards. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway It is now wild, only a few patches being cultivated; most of the mountain is covered with a thick brushwood of evergreens, oaks, myrtles, pines, &c., which is gradually being cleared away. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" One, now in the Cologne Museum, was made of steel with a square handle and blade of myrtle leaf shape. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology But neither spring's white glory of lilies and azure of myrtle, the rich foliage of summer, the crimson splendor of autumn, nor winter's deepest snow could hide from the passer-by the secret of the place. Clover and Blue Grass As Winthrop came out from the myrtles, "How long you have been!" she said. East Angels The chestnut oak, the magnolia, the willow oak, the crape myrtle, the fig and the grape all flourish luxuriantly. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway It may seem to us ridiculous that successful contributors should be crowned by Lady Miller with all due solemnity with myrtle wreaths. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days The ground towards the water was boggy and spongy, and the scent of the thickly growing myrtles was heavy in the air. Bye-Ways From the region of the date and the palm we come to that of the fig and the olive, thence to the orange, the almond, and the myrtle. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia He sprang across, and went inland through the myrtles, his course defined in a measure by the thick chaparral which bordered the grove on each side. East Angels The day was warm and bright, and the mulatto women with baskets of cakes, figs, pomegranates, bananas, crape myrtles and oleanders, filled the air with their musical negro cries as they vended their wares. A Daughter of the Union V. On this verdant lotus laid, Underneath the myrtle’s shade, Let us drink our sorrows dead, Whilst Love plays the Ganymed. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. Vine-dressers were discovered, who sang and spoke praises of the family, and finally presented a myrtle crown. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine |
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