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_Smyrnum olusatrum_, and the stinking _Geranium robertianum_, mingle with the sweets of _Calendula_, _Narcissus_, and _Jonquil_; not to mention the _Orchis_ tribe, which flourishes in profusion.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Various
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Caproic and capryl acid are contained not only in the odor of the goat and in human sweat, and in animal products as many cheeses, but also in various plants, such as Herb Robert (_Geranium robertianum_), and the St.nking St. John's worts (_Hypericum hircinum_), as well as the
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899
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(_Geranium robertianum_) is called 'death come quickly,' from a like reason, while in parts of Yorkshire, the belief is that the mother of a child who has gathered the germander speedwell (_Veronica chamoedrys_) will die ere the year is out "(435. 276
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain
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