The Lore of Flowers |
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... Primrose Aye , flowers ! The very name of flowers , That bloom in wood and glen , Brings Spring to me in Winter's hours , And childhoods ' dreams again . The Primrose on the woodlands lee Was more than gold and lands to me . John Clare ...
... Primrose Aye , flowers ! The very name of flowers , That bloom in wood and glen , Brings Spring to me in Winter's hours , And childhoods ' dreams again . The Primrose on the woodlands lee Was more than gold and lands to me . John Clare ...
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... Primrose League to cherish his ideals and memory . Primrose Day on 19 April , the anniversary of his death , was from then on always celebrated by the wearing of this flower . This favourite of pleasantly scented flowers , both wild and ...
... Primrose League to cherish his ideals and memory . Primrose Day on 19 April , the anniversary of his death , was from then on always celebrated by the wearing of this flower . This favourite of pleasantly scented flowers , both wild and ...
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... primroses was used to reveal sites where treasure was concealed . Just how , we are not told , which is just as well as primroses , like many other wild flowers , are becoming rarer and should be left where they they are treasures in ...
... primroses was used to reveal sites where treasure was concealed . Just how , we are not told , which is just as well as primroses , like many other wild flowers , are becoming rarer and should be left where they they are treasures in ...
Common terms and phrases
19th century ages alternative name America amongst ancient Anemone attractive autumn beauty became become bees berries birds blooms blossoms blue Bluebell botanist Britain capsule Carnation China Chrysanthemum colours containing cultivated cure Cyclamen daisy decorations dog rose dried early Early Purple Orchid emblem England English Europe favourite flavour flower arrangements found growing France French fruits gardens Geranium Globe Thistle grass Greek green grown hawthorn hazel head hedgerows hedges introduced iris king known ladies language of flowers Lavender leaves legend London look Loosestrife lovers Magnolia Mallow marigold mistletoe native orchids Pasque Flower peony perfume petals pink plant poets poppy popular Primrose purple Queen resemblance Robert Fortune roots rose ROSEBAY WILLOWHERB scent Sea Holly seeds Shakespeare species spores spring stems Strawberry Tree sunflower sweet symbol Thistle thought trees varieties violet Wallflower water lily waxwings wild flowers wood yellow young