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Definition of Martagons
1. martagon [n] - See also: martagon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Martagons
Literary usage of Martagons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Improvements of Planting and Gardening: Both Philosophical and Practical by Richard Bradley (1718)
"... of the martagons hang downward, and have their Petals, or Flower-leaves, curl'd
or turn'd up, which the Lillies have not j but the Roots, ..."
2. Old-fashioned Gardening: A History and a Reconstruction by Grace Tabor (1913)
"At the corners of the beds "within the fret" there were the best crown imperials,
lilies, martagons and tall flowers. The middles of the squares held tufts ..."
3. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1735)
"... martagons, do flower about the Middle of June, ... of all the martagons which
I have yet fecn. and produces the ..."
4. The American Gardener's Calendar: Adapted to the Climate and Seasons of the by Bernard M'Mahon, John Jay Smith (1857)
"martagons (lilies with revolute petals) consist of many species and varieties,
and may be treated as other lilies; they however make the best appearance in ..."
5. Lilies for English Gardens: A Guide for Amateurs. Compiled from Information by Gertrude Jekyll (1903)
"Of martagons proper there are some distinct varieties. ... martagons make no stem
roots, rooting only from the bulb. They need not therefore be planted deep ..."
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