 | Asiatic Society of Bengal - 1807 - Страниц: 504
...exhibited in a coarse delineation of its leaves only, under the barbarous appellation of Beli-caraga, Its flowers, in their perfect state, are among the loveliest objects in the vegetable world, .and.appear, through a lens, like minute rubies and emeralds in constant motion, from the least breath... | |
 | Walter Wade - 1808 - Страниц: 134
...Lumbert, Linn. Trans, v. 6. " Its flowers in their perfect ftate ítate are among the lovelieft objefts in the vegetable world, and appear through a lens, like minute rubies and emeralds in conilant motion from the lead breath of air. It is the fweeteil and moil nutritious pafture for cattle,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - Страниц: 458
...delineation of its leaves only. Its flowers, in their perfect state, are among the loveliest oblects in the vegetable world; and appear, through a lens,...sweetest and most nutritious pasture for cattle; and its usefulness, added to its beauty, induced the Hindoos, in their earliest ages, to believe that it was... | |
 | 1810 - Страниц: 438
...most beautiful grass ; which Van Rheede has exhibited in a coarse delineation of its leaves only — its flowers, in their perfect state, are among the...sweetest and most nutritious pasture for cattle ; and its usefulness added to its beauty induced the Hindus, in their earliest ages, to believe that it was the... | |
 | John Dudley - 1810 - Страниц: 182
...through a magnifying glass, like minute rubies and emeralds, La constant motion from the least breaih of air. It is the sweetest and most nutritious pasture for cattle, and so readily propagated by its creeping loots, that land* sown with pieces of them become completely... | |
 | 1809 - Страниц: 448
...appear, through a lens, like minute ruhies and emeralds in 40 J 403 canstant motion from the least hreath of air. It is the sweetest and most nutritious pasture for cattle; and its usefulness, added to its heauty, induced the Hindoos, in their earliest ages, to helieve that it was... | |
 | Jacob Green - 1814 - Страниц: 94
...greatly prized. Sir William Jones in his catalogue of Indian plants, when speaking of this, observes " its flowers in their perfect state are among the loveliest...sweetest and most nutritious pasture for cattle, and its usefulness, added to its beauty, induced the Hindus in their earliest ages, to believe it the mansion... | |
 | Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts - 1814 - Страниц: 282
...greatly prized. Sir William Jones in his catalogue of Indian plants) when speaking of this, observes " its flowers in their perfect state are among the loveliest...objects in the vegetable world, and appear through a tens like minute rubies and emeralds, in constant motion from the least breath of air — It is the... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - Страниц: 436
...Scandinavian moss, which is scarcely susceptible of being * (See last page) Theflowersof this plant, in their perfect state, are among the loveliest objects...through a lens like minute rubies and emeralds in a constant motion from the least breath of air. It is the sweetest and most nutritious pasture for... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - Страниц: 444
...Scandinavian moss, which is scarcely susceptible of being ' (See last page) The flowers of this plant, in their perfect state, are among the loveliest objects in the vegetable world, and appear through a leas like minute rubies and emeralds in a constant motion from the least breath of air. It is the sweetest... | |
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Rheede has exhibited in a coarse delineation of its leaves only — its flowers, in their perfect state, are among the loveliest objects in the vegetable world ; and appear, through a lens, like minute rubies and emeralds in constant motion from the least... 
