 highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a most agreeable manner. The flowers are quite blood-red before they expand ; but, when full grown, the corolla is of a flesh-colour. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of a fine...  Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum - Page 1105by John Claudius Loudon - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Carl von Linné, James Edward Smith - Lapland - 1811 - 396 pages
...the fir illuminate the woods." Cham&daphne of Buxbaum (Andromeda polifolid) was at this time in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a...flowers are quite blood-red before they expand, but when full-grown the corolla is of a fleshcolour. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty... | |
 | Benjamin Maund - 1824 - 752 pages
...Lapponica. " He says, "Andromeda polifolia (this is the species on which the genus was founded) was in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a...are quite blood-red before they expand; but, when full-grown, the corolla is of a flesh-colour. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the... | |
 | Gardening - 1831 - 774 pages
...imparted to him. In vol. ip 188., it is stated that " Andromeda polifolin was now, June 12., in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a most agreeable manner. The flowers are quite blood red before they expand, but when full grown the corolla is of a flesh colour. Scarcely any painter's... | |
 | Gardening - 1831 - 776 pages
...beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a meal, agreeable manner. The flowers are quite blood red before they expand, but when full grown the corolla is of a flesh colour. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of a fine female complexion;... | |
 | Horticulture - 1833 - 610 pages
...reasons for applying to it the name Andromeda. "Andromeda polifolia, says he, was now, June 12th, in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a most agreeable manner. The flowers are quite blood red before they expand, but, when full grown, the corolla is of a flesh colour. Scarcely any... | |
 | William MacGillivray - Zoologists - 1834 - 418 pages
...Linnaeus on his Lapland journey. " The Chamaedaphne of Buxbaum," says he, " was at this time in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a...imitate the beauty of a fine female complexion; still less could any artificial colour upon the face itself bear a comparison with this lovely blossom. As... | |
 | Sir Joseph Paxton - Botany - 1834 - 384 pages
...plant the name of Andromeda (the fabled virgin). " A. polifolia," says he, "was now (Juno 12th) in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a...imitate the beauty of a fine female complexion, still less could any artificial colour upon the face itself bear a comparison with this lovely blossom. "... | |
 | William MacGillivray - Zoologists - 1834 - 418 pages
...Linnssus on his Lapland journey. “The Cham¿daphne of Buxbaum,” says he, “was at this time in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a...blood-red before they expand, but when full grown the co.. rolla is of a flesh-colour, Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate the beauty of a... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England) - 1843 - 442 pages
...beautifully illustrates in the appearance of the flower : " Andromeda polifolia was now (June 12) in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a most agreeable manner. The flowers are quite blood red before they expand, but when full-grown, the corolla is of a flesh-colour. Scarcely any painter's... | |
 | Daniel C. Carr - Botanists - 1844 - 128 pages
...lightercoloured buds, a welcome sign of advancing summer.' ' The andromeda polifolia was at this time in its highest beauty, decorating the marshy grounds in a...agreeable manner. The flowers are quite blood-red, but when full grown the corolla is of a flesh-colour. Scarcely any painter's art can so happily imitate... | |
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