Brother Ambrose, still voiceless, essayed speech and achieved only a painful wheeze, before Brother Cadfael, who was anointing his patient's throat afresh with goose-grease, and had a soothing syrup of orpine standing by, laid a palm over the sufferer's mouth and ordered silence. From Wordnik.com. [A Rare Benedictine]
Our two species of native orpine, S.DUM TERNATUM and S. TELEPHIOIDES. are never troublesome as weeds. From Wordnik.com. [The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton] Reference
But there were still angiospermous and orpine on my original list; and the night was, indeed, "opening like a cotyledon.". From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3] Reference
Bot.a. A large genus of herbaceous or woody-stemmed, succulent South African plants of the orpine family (Crassulaceae). b. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3] Reference
Upon the rocks, which now bordered the road, were the deep red blossoms of the orpine sedum, and a small crimson-flowered stock with very hoary stem. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine] Reference
We have no native plant so indestructible as garden orpine, or live-forever, which our grandmothers nursed, and for which they are cursed by many a farmer. From Wordnik.com. [The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton] Reference
The juice of orpine is good against llie bloody flux: the best way of giving it is made into a thin syrup, with the finest sngar, and uith tlie addition of some cinnamon. From Wordnik.com. [The Family Herbal,: And of the Drugs which are Produced by Vegetables of Other Countries : with ...] Reference
"Cool violets, and orpine growing still. From Wordnik.com. [Among My Books Second Series] Reference
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