glaucous

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• _Pussy willow, Glaucous willow_ 40, 41, 171 falcata, Pursh _Black willow_ 42 fragilis, L. _Crack willow, Brittle willow_ 43-45 nigra, Marsh. Handbook of the Trees of New England
• Below we report the geographic distribution of long-tailed ducks, eiders, scoters, glaucous gulls, and Pacific loons with respect to month and ice cover.
• The color of the leaves is always more glaucous, that is, of a darker and more bluish green, than is usual in the cauliflowers. The Cauliflower
• Suddenly, one of the glaucous gulls — a huge white-and-gray predatory bird — snatched a young murre from a ledge, swallowing it whole. Where Birds Rule the Earth
• To contrast and complement this, Helleborus argutifolius with its glaucous grey-green leaves would make a good frontage.
• Seibold's funkia (called also day lily) has pale bluish flowers, and large, handsome glaucous leaves: the undulated-leaved funkia has beautifully variegated leaves, and pale bluish blossoms; these, together with several others of their race, are in bloom. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881
• The radical leaves are lyrate and roughish when young; those of the stem clasping, or heart-shaped, at base, and of an oblong form, -- all somewhat fleshy, of a dark-green color, with a glaucous bloom. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.
• With its prostate growth habit, the ground-hugging stems of this form are clothed in glaucous foliage.
• It is a compact bush, with dark-coloured foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom.
• All was glaucous green but for her rosy flesh and her long golden hair. Portobello