The color of the leaves is always more glaucous, that is, of a darker and more bluish green, than is usual in the cauliflowers. From Wordnik.com. [The Cauliflower] Reference
The leaves are purplish, somewhat glaucous, cut and fringed. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
Turning, his eyes caught the glaucous glance of the marble angel. From Wordnik.com. [The Thorn Birds]
The whole stem has a glaucous hue, and the spines are reddish-brown. From Wordnik.com. [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference
C. Fraserii is also hardy, of erect habit, and of a rich glaucous hue. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
The whole plant is very smooth and glaucous, also covered with a fine meal. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
It is, however, not quite so early; and the leaves are longer and more glaucous. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
It is hardy, has rich abundant glaucous foliage, and is a particularly fine climber. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
The stalks are shrubby, the leaves are fleshy, and of a glaucous or sea-green colour. From Wordnik.com. [A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792] Reference
The leaves differ to a considerable extent in size, and are of a glaucous-green color. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
They are all remarkable for their fresh green and glaucous foliage and handsome flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
The glaucous quality is most pronounced, and quite justifies the common name Blue Grass. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
Sterile pinnæ broader, bluish or greenish glaucous above, often crowded to overlapping. From Wordnik.com. [The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada] Reference
The glaucous long-peduncled, large-flowered Statice is limited to the east side of Kaloo. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
The leaves are strap-shaped, stout and glaucous, and about the same length as the scapes. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
The foliage is a glaucous gray-green, and the branches have a twisted and tufted appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885] Reference
The pods are slightly woody, glaucous and transversely veined, about 6.5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 41] Reference
They are glaucous green in color, and the majority are much more glossy than Jays 'eggs generally are. From Wordnik.com. [Birds Illustrated by Color Photograph [April, 1897] A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life] Reference
The leaves are put forth in opposite directions, are comparatively erect, and of a glaucous-green color. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
Leaves remarkably glaucous, not tall, but of good substance, -- quite distinct in these respects from the. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
But the most startling difference was in his eyes: one was a rich hazel green, the other a glaucous blue. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
Handsome, half-hardy, evergreen shrubs, possessing rich glaucous leaves and bunches of tubular flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
For begonia rex, use crimson flock; for the rubra, use glaucous flock; and for the palmata, use brown flock. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
The illustration (Fig. 106) can give no idea of the fine colours of its flowers, or richly glaucous foliage. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
They are of a glaucous or bluish green color, and form a sort of loose heart, or head, at the centre of the plant. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
Head of medium size, generally somewhat conical, but sometimes nearly round, compact; leaves very glaucous; stalk small. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
The joints are oblong-ovate, glaucous-green, the cushions few and scattered; spines white, flattened, of various lengths. From Wordnik.com. [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference
The leaves are 2in. or more in length, lanced, but inclining to spoon shape; sessile, stout, smooth, entire, and glaucous. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
The form of this plant is exceedingly neat, and its attractiveness is further added to by its smooth and pale glaucous foliage. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
The leaves are bipinnate, leaflets wedge-shape, trifoliate, and glaucous; the foliage very dense, having a pretty drooping habit. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
This plant is generally 2 to 3 feet high, is in very solid bushes of a stiff, fibrey nature, with an ovate, dark green glaucous leaf. From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
This corresponds with the Early White Vienna, except in color, which, in this variety, is a beautiful purple, with a fine glaucous bloom. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
The outside and loose leaves are few in number, large, rounded, clasping, blistered, and of a glaucous-green color; the ribs and nerves are small; the stalk is thick and short. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
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