 The first night I saw it in flower, I was conscious of a peculiar delight, I may even say rapture. Many white flowers are far more beautiful by day ; the lily, for instance, with its firm, thick leaf, needs the broadest light to manifest its purity. But...  New and Rare Beautiful-leaved Plants ... - Page 101by Shirley Hibberd - 1870 - 152 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Margaret Fuller - 1852 - 336 pages
...refuses other influences or to display her beauty in any other light. " ' The first night I saw it in flower, I was conscious of a peculiar delight, I may...for instance, with its firm, thick leaf, needs the broadest light to manifest its purity. But these transparent leaves of greenish white, which look dull... | |
 | Sarah Margaret Ossoli (march.) - 1852 - 364 pages
...refuses other influences or to display her beauty in any other light. " ' The first night I saw it in flower, I was conscious of a peculiar delight, I may...for instance, with its firm, thick leaf, needs the broadest light to manifest its purity. But these transparent leaves of greenish white, which look dull... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - Authors, American - 1852 - 386 pages
...to display her beauty in any other light. "'The first night I saw it in flower, I was con' "scions of a peculiar delight, I may even say rapture. '"Many...for instance, with its firm, thick leaf, needs '"the broadest light to manifest its purity. But these ' " transparent leaves of greenish white, which look... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - Authors, American - 1852 - 366 pages
...to display her beauty in any other light. '"The first night I saw it in flower, I was con' " scions of a peculiar delight, I may even say rapture. '"Many...flowers are far more beautiful by day; ' " the lily, for;'instance, with its firm, thick leaf, needs '"the broadest light to manifest its purity. But these... | |
 | Joseph Breck - Floriculture - 1856 - 410 pages
...refuses other influences, or to display its beauty in any other light. " The first night I saw it in flower I was conscious of a peculiar delight, —...day; the Lily, for instance, with its firm, thick leaves, needs the broadest light to manifest its purity. But these transparent leaves of greenish white,... | |
 | Agnes Catlow - Botany - 1857 - 412 pages
...in any other light. The first night I saw the flower, I was conscious of a peculiar delight, I inay even say, rapture. Many white flowers are far more...light to manifest its purity. But these transparent greenish-white leaves, which look dull in the day, are melted by the moon to glistening silver ; and... | |
 | Joseph Breck - Floriculture - 1859 - 422 pages
...refuses other influences, or to display its beauty in any other light. " The first night I saw it in flower I was conscious of a peculiar delight, —...more beautiful by day ; the Lily, for instance, with Us firm, thick leaves, needs the broadest light to manifeit its purity. But these transparent leaves... | |
 | Henry Arthur Bright - Formal gardens - 1879 - 142 pages
...Heliotrope is for the sun, and refuses other influences, or to display her beauty in any other light. Many white flowers are far more beautiful by day....for instance, with its firm thick leaf, needs the broadest light to manifest its purity, but these transparent leaves of greenish white, which look dull... | |
 | Henry Arthur Bright - Gardening - 1891 - 144 pages
...Heliotrope is for the sun, and refuses other influences, or to display her beauty in any other light. Many white flowers are far more beautiful by day....for instance, with its firm thick leaf, needs the broadest light to manifest its purity, but these transparent leaves of greenish white, which look dull... | |
 | Floriculture - 1878 - 496 pages
...and refuses other influences or to display her beauty in any other light. The first night I saw it in flower I was conscious of a peculiar delight, I may...for instance, with its firm, thick leaf, needs the broadest light to manifest its purity. But these transparent leaves of greenish-white, which look dull... | |
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