The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony. |
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My word, it has an intense nose packed with honeysuckle, apricots and lime blossom. |
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I love the palace gardens though, taking walks to the pagodas, over bridges spanning lakes full of koi carp and under cherry blossom trees. |
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Tuleh's ruffled wrap dress has little circle prints, and Emanuel Ungaro's cherry blossom branches print shirt is very fashionable. |
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A most remarkable little ruddy blossom is that which we find on the sweet-scented shrub or Carolina allspice from May to August. |
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Both rose water and orange blossom water were first distilled in the 10th century, followed by lavender water in the 12 th century. |
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It has three curved green leaves on each stem, with a large purple blossom in the middle. |
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Normally elder would come into leaf in late February or March, and into blossom in late April or May. |
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The lotus blossom and leafage carving on the splat and stay-rail are of a distinctively high quality. |
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Stop harvesting when leafstalks begin to appear slender and remove any blossom stalks. |
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After topmost flowers fade, cut the stem back to a side blossom, bud, or leaf. |
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It had an open fan with a cherry blossom on one of the outspread ribs, and it also had a tiny dragon perched on the tip of a rib. |
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The Virgin has risen from her tomb, from which lilies and roses now blossom. |
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It combines saffron, musk and vanilla with bergamot, orange blossom, nutmeg, clove and iris to create a warm, woody, yet soft scent. |
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Blackpool will erupt in a blaze of colour tonight when the town's world-famous Illuminations blossom into life. |
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During the tung blossom season, when the wind blows, onlookers are often showered with tung blossoms falling from the trees. |
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It has been likened to the lotus, whose exquisite, fragrant blossom grows out of the muck and mire. |
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Since annual and biyearly plants only blossom and fructify one time each year, they are also called monocarpic plants. |
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Meanwhile, out on the patio, the sole survivor of the six lupins we planted last year has produced a splendid spear of pale pink blossom. |
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Last week T-Mobile Germany boasted that by breaking down the walled garden, ARPUs would blossom. |
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You approach the studios, whose exact location we have been asked not to reveal, along an avenue of cherry trees foaming with blossom. |
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In the park we were met by stalls and music and families and groups on friends on blue tarps drinking and picnicking under blossom covered trees. |
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To her surprise, an enormous hawk was perched on the branch of the cherry blossom tree. |
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When a bumblebee finds a nectar-rich flower, it tags the blossom with a scent mark, identifying the flower as being worth a return visit. |
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Along with taking herbs, inhale the relaxing scents of lavender, chamomile, lemon balm, bergamot, orange blossom or rose. |
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The sun's gentle rays were thawing the winter ice. Nature was just beginning to blossom, after a period of dormancy. |
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But before the industry can blossom, good, bankable business models are needed. |
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This evening, trudging along through the drifts of ripped leaves and shed blossom I could smell smoke on the air. |
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Obviously, with all the floral designs, poster-like or stylized flowers and blossom prints are as indispensable as ever in beachwear. |
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Dramatic floral prints in rose or orange blossom add a splash of warm colour to whites and neutrals. |
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Poach the syrup gently for about ten minutes, until it begins to thicken a little, then stir in the orange blossom water. |
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The orange water ice is included because of its delicate scent, like catching orange blossom on a breeze. |
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They were passing through a grove of low trees now, with drifts of creamy blossom and the waxy green leaves of citrus trees. |
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Bursts of fire would occasionally blossom, only to be later doused by a massive down pour of rain. |
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She was dressed in a beautiful blossom pink skirt that fell a little below the shin. |
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They are now looking forward to watching the garden blossom and admiring the fruits of their hard work. |
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She leaned against one of the white cherry blossom trees and began to hum to herself. |
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This ravishing city, seductively perfumed with orange blossom, is every bit as alluring as Spain's most infamous femme fatale. |
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Some of that love is transferred to Kavita Asrani who Vishnu has watched blossom from childhood to full blown womanhood. |
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The plum tree in our garden is covered in blossom, as are the trees outside my office window. |
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The seeds Stewart has planted over the years have taken root and are starting to blossom. |
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The white blossom stands out against the black thorny branches. |
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It was at the cherry blossom viewing festival in my area, whilst strolling down a sakura lined path by the river, that I stumbled upon the most garish use of concrete to date. |
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My finger burned when it touched the blossom of lead embedded in the ceramic armor. |
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And if the blossom should be blue as the camas, orange and spotted as the tiger-lily, yellow as the broom or all of these, is it any less beautiful? |
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Among the creatures expected to blossom as a result would be the tiny water vole, whose populations were decimated by the introduction of the mink from North America. |
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The pervasive pink petals of the cherry blossom trees flutter to the ground like the soft powder of a mountain peak, while the babble of the bubbling brook pervades the air. |
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For the best part of 200 years what is thought to be Britain's largest wild cherry has produced a stupendous display of spring blossom in a Yorkshire parkland. |
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The blossom opened and a shower of blue dust fell to the ground from it. |
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What Newman brought to the screen, what allowed him to blossom, was his ability to make Hud and Harper and Fast Eddie so familiar. |
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The danger exists that universities will be so assimilated into society that we will no longer be the kind of collectors of talent that allow creativity to blossom. |
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An orange blossom of flame exploded on our screens as a new reality dawned. |
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We're on the Medway estate, a well-kept network of mock Tudor semis and desirable council housing complete with spring blossom and multi-car ownership. |
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When I went for my walk this afternoon there was still no sign of snow, though the drifts of fallen May blossom along the hedge bottoms kept my mind on the topic. |
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Global warming was not heard of in 1953, but the Herald reported on the unseasonally mild weather which had led to wallflowers in bloom and apple blossom on the trees. |
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The air is often thick with the perfume of jasmine and orange blossom. |
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The next day I'm mulling over the view from my window, watching the fat, grey clouds blossom in the thick air, hoping for a storm to clear the mood. |
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There, he managed to gather enough wild weeds, in addition to a large bunch of shepherd's purse blossom. |
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The occasional early opening of the apricot blossom need not surprise us, if we consider this degree of heat upon the wall. |
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It makes a nice pairing with the nutty, honey-laden brewate, a baklavalike dessert made with almonds, sesame seeds, and orange blossom water. |
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The trees around the little kids' playground dropped the blossomiest blossom I had ever seen. |
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The cherry blossom was in use in Heian times...For obvious reasons it become the mon of the Sakurai family. |
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Where did this wealth of visual expression come from, and how did it blossom in No Fun City, of all places? |
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Orange blossom honey is a specialty of the state, and is widely available in farmer's markets. |
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Steeped cucumber ratafia with Pimm's and Sprite is garnished with a squash blossom at T'afia in Houston. |
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A gothic cathedral must not be called upon to blossom into ungothic or unreligious or pagan embellishments. |
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And, as Lane points out, a student who is typically a shy follower in the classroom may blossom as a leader. |
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The old saying refers to the May blossom, not the month of May, which is the blossom of the hawthorn bush. |
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There are probable chances that the region may blossom as a business center for Siberia and Central Asia. |
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In your gardens, hedgerows will still appear a bit bleak with little of the traditional may blossom on Hawthorn yet. |
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The results show that the market certainly has a spring in its step and may blossom with the right encouragement. |
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Thou must needs give thine heart to the Salma of Araby, That the morn of the Hijaz may blossom from the night of Kurdistan. |
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His peripherals are middling at best, but he's a young lefty who may blossom as he continues to grow and develop. |
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I know you have feelings for your mate's wife and with time these may blossom and grow but don't go headlong into a new relationship. |
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Everyone, professor or cadre, would smile at us as if we were the apricot blossom and spring themselves. |
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The Cerveza Palida pale was a simple, refreshing and hearty effort, with a lovely lemon blossom aroma and a bit of tanginess to taste. |
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Prevent spider mites from sucking out juices from leaves, flowers, and the blossom ends of fruit by eliminating the dusty environments they love. |
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The fragrance uses orchids, night-blooming jasmine, green island palms and orange blossom nectar to envelop the skin in the scent. |
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The partnership process really began to blossom in the fall of 2004 when Fort Riley began drafting its own Army Combatable Use Buffer program. |
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The two metal Ume frames, ND10172 and ND10173, are inspired by the Ume blossom, which comes into flower at the end of winter, just before spring. |
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There's a sun disc over the front door and a pair of lotus blossom urns by the steps. |
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Crab apples are outstanding trees for both blossom and fruit and the great majority offer gorgeous autumn colour too. |
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You'll find something a little bit different such as the orange blossom oolong tea alongside traditional favourites. |
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The tree, a manna ash, should blossom in the NAC's showground in May. |
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Behold the cherry blossom, harbinger of spring in the nation's capital, beguiler of both tourists and locals, queen of the festival, cause of celebration throughout the city. |
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They each took SEVEN HOURS to make just one dish, using 50 processes to produce the likes of roast chervil root, razor clam dressing and apple blossom. |
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But if, indeed, he indulges in half-truths they are often more persuading than most of what his fellow-dramatists punditically offer as truths of fuller blossom. |
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A fragrant and fine creamy white blossom in spring is followed by ovate apple green leaves in summer, which will then develop some luminous autumn colours. |
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Situated on a village road famed for its May blossom, the already spacious three-storey home was enlarged further with the addition of a snug and orangery seven years ago. |
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And the green of the caparison of the horse, and of his rider, was as green as the leaves of the fir-tree, and the yellow was as yellow as the blossom of the broom. |
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After the guest is laid comfortably on a Turkish towel, the skin is intensely scrubbed with beautifully fragrant lemon coffee blossom and olive stone scrub. |
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Partially pollinated flowers may develop fruit that are green and develop normally near the stem end, but are pale yellow and withered at the blossom end. |
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The plum blossom is symbol for resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, because plum blossoms often bloom most vibrantly even amidst the harsh winter snow. |
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The fact that nobody foresaw that Chill would blossom into a klansman does not alter the fact that the klansman is one of the flowers of our democracy. |
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