oldman's-beard

Updated: May 5, 2025

I was silent, and presently, after swallowing a few more berries, he resumed in the same tone: "Very fine, very beautiful all this" waving his hand to indicate the hedge, its rich tangle of purple-red stems and coloured leaves, and scarlet fruit and silvery oldman's-beard. "An artist enjoys seeing this sort of thing, and it's nice for all those who go about just for the pleasure of seeing things.

W. H. (William Henry) Hudson - Afoot in England