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The Foxglove is a plant sufficiently common in this island, and as we have but one species, and that so generally known, I should have thought it superfluous either to figure or describe it; had I not more than once seen the leaves of Mullein [1] gathered for those of
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases William Withering 1770
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Warwick, possesses a famous family receipt for the dropsy, in which the Foxglove is the active medicine; and a lady from the western part of Yorkshire assures me, that the people in her country often cure themselves of dropsical complaints by drinking Foxglove tea.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases William Withering 1770
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'Foxglove' occurs in a manuscript dated to 1000 AD, and is derived from 'fox' and 'glove' according to the Oxford English Dictionary, which notes that the plant is called 'fox bell' in Norway.
Foxgloves Carla 2008
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'Foxglove' occurs in a manuscript dated to 1000 AD, and is derived from 'fox' and 'glove' according to the Oxford English Dictionary, which notes that the plant is called 'fox bell' in Norway.
Archive 2008-07-01 Carla 2008
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The very first cut on the new CD, "Foxglove," you've got this kind of finger picking style, and I understand this is actually -- this tune has been used for years by guitar teachers.
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"Foxglove" (Digitalis) and Papaver somniferum (Opiates).
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Undoubtedly a love song, "Foxglove" sounds like the beginning of a Wes Anderson film.
ASU News | The State Press | Arizona State University David Robles 2010
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Before we boarded the Atlas train, we were also on the Foxglove train.
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Is that Foxglove to the left of those containers in the 6th photo?
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That one is more connected with the main Sandman books, because it features Hazel and Foxglove from "A Game of You" as very important characters.
My Favourite Books 2007
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