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June 2003 Newsletter
... are extremely ancient and during medieval times, the white roses were often associated with the Virgin Mary.  Many rose historians speculate that the Alba rose class arose from crosses between wild Dog ...
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Lilies for Easter
... leaves emerging along their length. Many regard the Easter lily as the symbol of the Virgin Mary, but its association with love and marriage pre-dates the Christian era. Roman mythology links ...
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Rosmarinus
... for strengthening the memory; has been revered by the Spanish as the bush sheltering the Virgin Mary on her flight to Egypt; branches were burned in rooms with the sick to purify ...
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Drift Seeds and Drift Fruits
... side of the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The following variety of drift seeds and fruits came from ... xylocarpa) on the leeward shore of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The common name is derived from the Creole name of " ... . The Mary's Bean Another drift seed called Mary's bean (Merremia discoidesperma) was a special find to pious beachcombers. Named after the Virgin Mary, it ...
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The Mary's Bean
... Mary's bean comes from a little-known tropical vine or liana in the morning-glory family (Convolvulaceae). Named after the Virgin Mary, ... Golfito, Costa Rica. Each papery capsule contains one Mary's bean. A Mary's bean vine (Merremia discoidesperma) showing the papery capsules ... Brian Vander Velde (Drifting Seed 10 (2), September 2004), a Mary's bean was found on Bikini Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall ...
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Fragrant Fare—A Selection of Traditional and Unusual Plants for the Scented Garden
... the Latin word costus, meaning "oriental plant," as well as its traditional association with the Virgin Mary. Other common names include alecost, which derives from its historical use as a flavoring for ...
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Beagle Ridge Herb Farm - Herb profiles - Herbal display gardens,hiking trails and classes
... and can't tolerate the cold. History: Throughout history, Rosemary has been associated with the Virgin Mary. It has been written that she threw her cloak over a rosemary bush and it ...
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botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Cowslip - Herb Profile and Information
... old pagan times, for in Norse mythology the flower was dedicated to Frcya, the Key Virgin, and was thought to admit to her treasure palace. In northern Europe the idea of ... the goddess was transferred with the change of religion, and it became dedicated to the Virgin Mary, so we find it called 'Our Lady's Keys' and 'Key of Heaven,' and 'Keyflower ...
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BTBarry's Place
... Tract. Being of Irish-Catholic background I was educated by the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary through grammar school at St Leo the Great Catholic School. I was then taught by ...
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Mary Gardens
... Garden » Garden Design » Articles » Mary Gardens Mary Gardens Kirk Johnson Articles in this Topic Discussions in this Topic A Mary Garden is a garden devoted to the Virgin Mary. An ideal Mary Garden is always an enclosed garden, a direct descendant of Medieval gardens. In the Middle Ages, the Song of Songs was strongly connected with the Virgin Mary, ...
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