portulacas

Of the purslane family the portulacas of the gardens, and the common purslane or

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There was a little smoke out o 'the chimney o' Joanna's house, and it did look sort of homelike and pleasant with wild mornin'-glory vines trained up; an 'there was a plot o' flowers under the front window, portulacas and things.

Poor Joanna

She's taking portulacas to the Islands of the Blest!

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There are three varieties of flowers in it -- nasturtiums, portulacas, and bright red geraniums.

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The portulacas grow around the border, then come the nasturtiums, and finally the taller geraniums in the centre.

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Later in the day I told her who had called and how much Mrs.M. and the young ladies admired her flowers, especially the portulacas.

The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss

She seemed pleased and said to me, “You had better, then, prepare two little boxes of portulacas and send them over to Mrs.M. to keep in her windows while she stays at the Equinox House.”

The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss

There was a little smoke out o 'the chimney o' Joanna's house, and it did look sort of homelike and pleasant with wild mornin'-glory vines trained up; an 'there was a plot o' flowers under the front window, portulacas and things.

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The ground plants are the portulacas, turneras, and cenotheras, bitter and ephemeral, on the bare rock, and almost independent of any other moisture than the heavy dews.

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Later in the day I told her who had called and how much Mrs.M. and the young ladies admired her flowers, especially the portulacas.

The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss