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单词 oxlip
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Passages such as “I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,” fail to summon the enchantments that the words evoke. Review | This is some slim stuff for ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to be made on 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z
Varieties of the primrose.—Linnæus was of opinion that the primrose, oxlip, cowslip, and polyanthus, were only varieties of the same species. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
Her unfeigned delight at the primroses, oxlips, wild cherry bloom, and varying greens of the spring season made me think that her lament was not applicable to herself, just then, at any rate. Records of Later Life
"I know a bank where the wild thyme blows Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine." Collected Poems Volume One
Briars, carnations, gillyflower, cork, oxlips, crown imperial, currants, daffodils, dates, saffron, flax, lilies, flower-de-luce, garlick, ivy, lavender, mints, savory, marjoram, marigold, nettle, oak, warden, squash, pines, prunes, primrose, damask-roses, rice, raisins, rosemary, rue, thorns, violets. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
The majority of the modern botanists, on the contrary, consider them to be distinct, although some conceived that the oxlip might be a cross between the cowslip and the primrose. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
Young Lionel gathered a nosegay as he went, harebells and violets, oxlips and anemones; thinking all the while of the tales his mother oft had told him about his father's skill in flowers. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls
But already everywhere bloomed the abundant marigolds, the hepaticae, the violets, the oxlips, the gentians, the primroses, and the forget-me-nots. Faces and Places
Apricot, bulrush, cedar, plane, cherry, corn, currant, daffodils, daisies, flax, lark's heels, marigolds, narcissus, nettles, oak, oxlips, plantain, reed, primrose, rose, thyme, rush. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
A Violet Bank I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows: Quite over-canopied with lush woodbine, With sweet musk roses and with eglantine. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children
The weather was bright, the enemy entirely inactive, and the wood, with its oxlips and other spring flowers, its budding branches unscarred by shell fire, was a picture of charm rare in modern warfare. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.)
Under what nodding oxlip did Shakespeare find Titania asleep? Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida
The River Avon at Stratford "I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows." Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess
The scene is laid in May, and the flowers named are all in accordance—daffodils, daisies, marigolds, oxlips, primrose, roses, and thyme. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
At the bottom of the wood-yard was a little stream, and on the far bank clusters of oxlips were in bloom. Combed Out
The only interesting point is the frequency of the production of natural hybrids, i.e. oxlips, and the existence of one kind of oxlip which constitutes a third good and distinct species. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1
There was a magnificent garden, full of flowers, full of fragrance and bloom; there was an orchard filled with rich, ripe fruit, broad meadow-land where the cattle grazed, where daisies and oxlips grew. Wife in Name Only
"I'm going to say 'I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlip and the nodding violet grows,' and then I'll describe the 'bank' so she can copy it." Ethel Morton's Enterprise
"Is that foreign for cowslips, mamma—and oxlips?" A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day
Cowslip and oxlip are familiar names of varieties of the same plant, and they bear so close a resemblance that it is hard to tell them apart. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
A bright row of polyanthus and oxlips seemed to be the haunt of the male bees. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
She had been giving them, it appeared, a lesson in practical botany; their hats were adorned with scarlet and yellow blossoms, and they carried bunches of oxlips and violets. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic"
Now and then there are stalked heads like oxlips, white or red varieties. John Keble's Parishes
The present species resembles to a certain extent in general appearance the common oxlip, which is a hybrid between the cowslip and primrose. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Hence Tennyson, in "The Talking Oak:"—       "As cowslip unto oxlip is,         So seems she to the boy." The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
I have raised 700-800 seedlings from cowslips, artificially fertilised with care; and they presented not a hair's-breadth approach to oxlips. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
In your last note you ask what the Bardfield oxlip is. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
For the sake of ascertaining the two latter points, I transplanted a group of wild oxlips into my garden. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
The oxlip a hybrid naturally produced between Primula veris and vulgaris. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Character of the offspring from oxlips artificially self-fertilised and cross- fertilised in a state of nature. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
With respect to Primula, and one point about which I feel positive is that the Bardfield and common oxlips are fundamentally distinct plants, and that the common oxlip is a sterile hybrid. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
Another case is still more difficult to understand: Dr. Herbert raised, from the seeds of a highly cultivated red cowslip, cowslips, oxlips of various kinds, and a primrose. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Long-styled oxlip, by its own pollen: 24 flowers fertilised, produced five capsules, containing 6, 10, 20, 8, and 14 seeds. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
The following observations prove, I think, that the latter view is correct; and they further show that the common oxlip is a hybrid between P. veris and vulgaris. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Short-styled oxlip, by pollen of long-styled cowslip: 18 flowers fertilised, produced three capsules, containing 7, 3, and 3 wretched seeds, apparently incapable of germination. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Short-styled oxlip, by pollen of long-styled primrose: 26 flowers fertilised, produced six capsules, containing 16, 20, 5, 10, 19, and 24 seeds. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Long-styled oxlip, by pollen of long-styled primrose: 11 flowers fertilised, produced four capsules, containing 10, 7, 5, and 6 wretched seeds. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Long-styled oxlip, by pollen of short-styled primrose: 5 flowers fertilised, produced five capsules, containing 26, 32, 23, 28, and 34 seeds. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
I thus raised six plants, and compared them with a group of wild oxlips which I had transplanted into my garden. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Short-styled cowslip, by pollen of long-styled oxlip: 8 flowers fertilised, produced 8 capsules, containing 58, 38, 31, 44, 23, 26, 37, and 66 seeds. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Long-styled primrose, by pollen of long-styled oxlip: 8 flowers fertilised, produced 8 capsules, containing 15, 7, 12, 20, 22, 7, 16, and 13 seeds. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Short-styled primrose, by pollen of long-styled oxlip: 8 flowers fertilised, produced 4 capsules, containing 52, 52, 42, and 49 seeds, some good and some bad. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Hence it is not surprising that neither the short-styled nor the long-styled oxlip produced a single seed when fertilised with this pollen. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Professor Henslow had previously transplanted into his garden a cowslip, which completely changed its appearance during the following year, and now resembled an oxlip. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Hence we may infer that seedlings from self-fertilised oxlips would hardly be able to exist in a state of nature. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
I was surprised to find that all the pollen-grains in the first of these seedling oxlips appeared sound; and in the second only a moderate number were bad. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
The oxlips were the same plants which, after their seeds had been collected, were transplanted and experimented on. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Hence these plants are beautifully intermediate between the oxlip and the primrose, inclining rather towards the latter; and we may safely conclude that the parent oxlips had been fertilised by the surrounding primroses. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
From what I have myself observed with oxlips, I cannot doubt that this plant was an oxlip in a highly variable condition, almost like that of the famous Cytisus adami. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
The case of the oxlip is interesting; for hardly any other instance is known of a hybrid spontaneously arising in such large numbers over so wide an extent of country. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
In other districts the oxlip is comparatively rare: near my own residence I have found, during the last twenty-five years, not more than five or six plants or groups of plants. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
The cause of the rare appearance of the oxlip in certain districts may be the rarity of some moth, which in other districts habitually visits both the primrose and cowslip. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
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