Lexic.us

Definition of Nemophila menziesii

1. Noun. Delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nemophila Menziesii

Literary usage of Nemophila menziesii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Erythea: A Journal of Botany, West American and General by Willis Linn Jepson (1895)
"... hairy scales and was probably included by Fischer and Meyer in the last class. Either of the original descriptions of Nemophila menziesii and of iV. ..."

2. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"Insignis and Nemophila menziesii, both California plants, arc the two in common cultivation and both have varied into several garden forms. ..."

3. The Wild Flowers of California, Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1897)
"Nemophila menziesii, Hook, and Arn. Hab.— Rather wide-spread. This beautiful Nemophila is a more fragile flower than its sister, the baby-blue-eyes. ..."

4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1901)
"The delicate bird's eyes, (Gilia tricolor) and a pure white species of Gilia, the tender blue-eyes (Nemophila. Menziesii), and its relative Phacelia ..."

5. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"... excellent for borders and possessed of a charming name, Lover-of-the-grove. Insignis and Nemophila menziesii, both California plants ..."

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