 | 1843 - 854 pagina’s
...object that had raised my curiosity — a vegetable wonder. All calamities were forgotten : I lelt as a botanist, and felt myself rewarded ; — a gigantic...from five to six feet in diameter, salver-shaped, with a broad nm, of a light green above and a vivid crimson below, resting on the water. Quite in character... | |
 | Sir Joseph Paxton - 1838 - 404 pagina’s
...of their paddling, we were shortly afterwards opposite the object which had raised my curiosity — a vegetable wonder ! All calamities were forgotten...myself rewarded : a gigantic leaf, from five to six inches in diameter, salver-shaped with a broad rim, of a light green above, and a vivid crimson below,... | |
 | 1838 - 398 pagina’s
...object which had raised my curiosity — a vegetable wonder ! All calamities were forgotten ; I felt lu as a botanist, and felt myself rewarded : a gigantic...from five to six feet in diameter, salver-shaped, with a broad rim ; of a light green above, and a vivid crimson below, resting upon the water. Quite... | |
 | Botanical Society of London - 1839 - 140 pagina’s
...rate of their paddling, shortly afterwards we were opposite the object which had raised my curiosity. A vegetable wonder ! all calamities were forgotten,...A gigantic leaf, from five to six feet in diameter ; salver shaped, with a broad rim of light green above, and a vivid crimson below, resting upon the... | |
 | 1840 - 494 pagina’s
...rate of paddling, shortly afterwards we were opposite the object which had raised my curiosity — a vegetable wonder ! All calamities were forgotten:...from five to six feet in diameter, salver-shaped, with a broad rim of a light green above, and a vivid crimson below resting upon the water : quite in... | |
 | 1841 - 282 pagina’s
...increase the rate of their paddling : in a short time we were opposite the object of our curiosity, — a vegetable wonder. All calamities were forgotten...from five to six feet in diameter, salver-shaped, with a broad rim of a light green above, and a vivid crimson below, rested upon the water : quite in... | |
 | 1841 - 272 pagina’s
...increase the rate of their paddling : in a short time we were opposite the object of our curiosity, — a vegetable wonder. All calamities were forgotten...gigantic leaf, from five to six feet in diameter, sal ver-shaped, with a broad rim of a light green above, and a vivid crimson below, rested upon the... | |
 | 1841 - 536 pagina’s
...increase the rate of their }tildling : in a short time we were opposite the object of ж curiosity, — a vegetable wonder. All calamities were forgotten...botanist, and felt myself rewarded. A gigantic leaf, from fiveto six feet in diameter, sal ver-shapeJ, with a broad rim of a light green above, and a vivid crimson... | |
 | 1842 - 496 pagina’s
...rate of paddling, shortly afterwards we were opposite the object which had raised my curiosity — a vegetable wonder. All calamities were forgotten...from five to six feet in diameter, salver-shaped, with a broad rim of a light green above, and a vivid crimson below, resting upon the water ; quite... | |
 | 1843 - 856 pagina’s
...of their paddling, we were shortly afterwards opposite the object that had raised my curiosity — a vegetable wonder. All calamities were forgotten...gigantic leaf, from five to six feet in diameter, salver-ehaped, with abroad nm, of a light green above and a vivid crimson below, resting on the water.... | |
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... had raised my curiosity — a vegetable wonder. All calamities were forgotten ; I felt as a botanist, and felt myself rewarded : a gigantic leaf, from five to six feet in diameter, salver-shaped, with a broad rim, of a light green above and a vivid... 
