| Thomas Maurice - 1816 - 452 pages
...Savary, vol. ip 8, and Sonnuu, vol. i. p. 313. t Herodot. lib. ii. sect. 92. ; Sonnini, vol. ip 310. flower, in the centre of which is formed the seed-vessel,...little cavities or cells, in which the seeds grow to maturity, decay, and again shoot forth : for, the orifices of these cells being too small to let... | |
| John George Cochrane - 1839 - 484 pages
...leaves, which float upon the surface, puts forth a large white flower, the base and centre of which is shaped like a bell or inverted cone, and punctuated on the top with little cells or cavities, in which the seeds grow. The orifices of these cells being too small to let them... | |
| 430 pages
...ovate leaves. In the centre of the flower is formed the seed-vessel, which is produced in the form of a bell or inverted cone, and punctuated on the top...little cavities or cells, in which the seeds grow. The seeds, when ripe, are prevented from escaping, in consequence of the orifices of the cells being too... | |
| Ephraim George Squier - History - 1851 - 278 pages
...significance often hidden beneath apparently insignificant emblems. " This plant," observes Mr. Knight, " grows in the water, and amongst its broad leaves puts forth a flower, in the centre of which is formed its seed-vessel, shaped like a bell or inverted cone, and punctured on the top with little cavities... | |
| Shirley Hibberd - 1862 - 346 pages
...ovate leaves. In the centre of the flower is formed the seed-vessel, which is produced in the form of a bell or inverted cone, and punctuated on the top...little cavities or cells, in which the seeds grow. The seeds, when ripe, are prevented from escaping, in consequence of the orifices of the cells being too... | |
| Richard Payne Knight - Isernia (Italy) - 1865 - 458 pages
...Indes, liv. ii. p. 180. Planche LIV. 4 See Plate xn. H This plant grows in the water, and, amongft its broad leaves, puts forth a flower, in the centre of which is formed the feed-veflel, maped like a bell or inverted cone, and punctuated on the top with little cavities or... | |
| Unitarianism - 1869 - 550 pages
...Egypt and the East, generally, is the lotus, or water-lily. Payne Knight says of this plant, that " it grows in the water, and amongst its broad leaves puts forth a flower, in the centre of which is formed its seed-vessel, shaped like a bell or inverted cone, and punctured on the top with little cavities... | |
| Unitarianism - 1869 - 562 pages
...Egypt and the East, generally, is the lotus, or water-lily. Payne Knight says of this plant, that " it grows in the water, and amongst its broad leaves puts forth a flower, in the centre of which is formed its seed-vessel, shaped like a bell or inverted cone, and punctured on the top with little cavities... | |
| Edward Vaughan Kenealy - Bible - 1870 - 766 pages
...flower. The lotus-flower, says Chausse, denotes the Virtue of the Sun. This plant grows in the water and puts forth a flower, in the centre of which is formed the seed vessel, shaped like a bell or inverted cone, and punctuated on the top with little cavities or... | |
| Godfrey Higgins - Religion - 1874 - 610 pages
...very curious dissertation on the Phallic worship:1 " The Lotos is the Nelumbo of Linnseus. This plant grows in the " water, and amongst its broad leaves...forth a flower, in the " centre of which is formed the seed vessel, shaped like a bell or " inverted cone, and punctuated on the top with little cavities... | |
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