Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnsoles
Literary usage of Turnsoles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"... thyme, hyssop, camomile, and rosemary, make up the pious decoration of this
consecrated garden. turnsoles ..."
2. Memorial Day (Decoration Day) Its Celebration, Spirit, and Significance as by Robert Haven Schauffler (1911)
"... mignonette, thyme, hyssop, camomile, and rosemary, make up the pious decoration
of this consecrated garden. turnsoles, peonies ..."
3. An Historical and Descriptive Account of British America: Comprehending by Hugh Murray (1839)
"The nations in the south have a considerable variety of fruits; whereas those of
Canada appear to have raised only turnsoles, water-melons, ..."
4. Faiths and Folklore: A Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and by William Carew Hazlitt (1905)
"... and carnations, mignonette, thyme, hyssop, camomile, and rosemary, make up
the pious decoration of this consecrated garden. turnsoles ..."
5. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire for the Year (1859)
"... sugar, turnsoles,—for lords a good making. A poetical allusion to the plant
explains all its names :— The sunflower turns to its God when he sets, ..."
6. Universal Geography: Or, a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1826)
"... and variegated turnsoles here display all the beauty of their flowers and
their foliage. On the sides of steep sandstone rocks, towering above the ..."
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