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Definition of Mist-flower

1. Noun. Rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mist-flower

Literary usage of Mist-flower

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

1. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"They are evergreens, producing their flowers in July, and are propagated by cuttings ; introduced in 1825. Missouri Currant. See Ribes aureum. Mist Flower. ..."

2. The American Flower Garden by Neltje Blanchan, Leonard Barron (1909)
"Raise from seed in fall. Rich, deep, loamy soil. LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY (Convallaria majalis). White. May. Shade. (See p. 278.) MIST FLOWER ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... be recalled by cone-flowers, compass plant, and sunflowers; the swamp by boneset, joe-pye, and blue lobelia; the riverside by mist-flower (Eupatorium ..."

4. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"... Corn 117 Horse IIS Mountain 117 Wild 117 Mistletoe 71 Mistletoe Family 71 mist-flower 128 Mitchella 123 Mitchell, IN, List of Mitella 85 Michigan Plants ..."

5. J. M. Nickell's Botanical Ready ReferenceMateria medica, Vegetable (1880)
"... Bitter 728 Mist Flower 702 Mistletoe- 2437 Mistress of the Night 1771 " Oak 1387 Mithridate Mu tard 2304 Mitre Wort 1504-^2312 Moccasin Flower 830 Plant ..."

6. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"... quaintly called the " mist-flower," from the soft haze of its violet-blue blossoms growing with bell-shaped involucres in small compact heads, ..."

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