Passion flowers and rare orchids in natural history discussion
A historical column surveys unusual plants including the passion flower Passiflora incarnata, the Holy Ghost orchid, and the resurrection tumbleweed. It notes habitat, symbolism in religious lore, and the rarity of specimens, with botanical detail and reflections on ancient references.
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South America
Heather
Jacomo Bosso
America
Judas
American appetite grows if statistics are right
In 1890 American hens laid eggs in sufficient numbers to total seventeen dozen per inhabitant of the United States. Adjusting for population, the 1900 proportion would require maintaining the eggs per person, as Staton An 1910 etc.
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North Carolina
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