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trailing arbutus
(Encyclopedia) trailing arbutus,&sp;Mayflower, or ground laurel, one of the best-loved American wildflowers, said by Whittier to have been the first blossom seen on these shores by the Pilgrims (…arbutus, trailing
(Encyclopedia) arbutus, trailing: see trailing arbutus.ground laurel
(Encyclopedia) ground laurel: see trailing arbutus.madroño
(Encyclopedia) madroñomadroñomədrōnˈyə [key], tree or shrub (Arbutus menziesii) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to the Pacific coast of North America and Mexico. It has glossy…mayflower, in botany
(Encyclopedia) mayflower, in botany, name for several spring-blooming plants. In England the hawthorn is called mayflower, or may; in North America the name is used for the trailing arbutus, the…Robert L. EHRLICH, Jr., Congress, MD (1957)
EHRLICH Robert L., Jr. , a Representative from Maryland; born in Arbutus, Howard County, Md., November 25, 1957; B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 1979; J.D., Wake Forest University…Walt Whitman: Soon Shall the Winter's Foil Be Here
Soon Shall the Winter's Foil Be HereSoon shall the winter's foil be here; Soon shall these icy ligatures unbind and melt—A little while, And air, soil, wave, suffused shall be in softness,…John Gould Fletcher: Lincoln
LincolnJohn Gould FletcherILike a gaunt, scraggly pine Which lifts its head above the mournful sandhills; And patiently, through dull years of bitter silence, Untended and uncared for, starts…heath, in botany
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rhododendron, Rhododendron maximum, a member of the heath family heath, in botany, common name for some members of the Ericaceae, a family of chiefly evergreen shrubs with…William Vaughn Moody: An Ode in Time of Hesitation
An Ode in Time of HesitationWilliam Vaughn MoodyIBefore the solemn bronze Saint Gaudens made To thrill the heedless passer's heart with awe, And set here in the city's talk and trade To the…