Lexicographical Neighbors of Lavateras
Literary usage of Lavateras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Geologist by Newton Horace Winchell (1888)
"lavateras are unknown in the New World, except on these islands, ... The existence
of lavateras in such widely separated localities as Australia, ..."
2. Every Man His Own Gardener: The Complete Gardener : Being a Gardener's by John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe (1832)
"... persicaria, and belvidere, in each patch; and of the lavateras, oriental
mallow, and strawberry spinach, leave only two or three plants in each place. ..."
3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Tasteby Luther Tucker by Luther Tucker (1851)
"Malope, purple and white lavateras, and African (annual) Hibiscus, together.
Scarlet and orange colored Cacalia, Mexican Ageratum and white Eupatorium, ..."
4. The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular ...by William Hone by William Hone (1839)
"Besides some of the flowers of last month, there are now candy-lufts, catch- fly,
columbines, egg-plant, French mary- golds, lavateras, London-pride, ..."
5. Old Fashioned Flowers, and Other Out-of-door Studies by Maurice Maeterlinck (1905)
"The Mallows, or lavateras,like demure misses, feel the tenderest blushes of
fugitive modesty mount to their corollas at the slightest breath. ..."
6. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers ; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1859)
"... Purple and White Candytuft, Nemo- phila, Petunias, lavateras, Convolvulus,
Globe Amaranths, Immortal Flower, Mourning Bride, and Sweet Sultans. ..."
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