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Definition of Silenes
1. silene [n] - See also: silene
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silenes
Literary usage of Silenes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots by Sutton & Sons (1908)
"Hardy annual NOT one of the hardy annuals has established a better claim to be
sown in autumn than the silenes. Alone, they make a very attractive display, ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"... the Dianthus of the group sylvestris, the silenes of the group acaulis, the
Gentians, and, generally speaking, ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1900)
"All the alpine silenes are propagated either by division in spring or by seed.
S. Elisabeths.—A remarkably beautiful alpine plant, the flowers looking more ..."
4. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"All the alpine silenes are propagated by division in spring, or by seed. S.
Armeria is a showy annual kind with leafy steins of 12 to 18 in. high, ..."
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