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Updated: May 3, 2025
The following few plants are such as are used for domestic purposes which do not fall under any of the foregoing heads, and I therefore have placed them together here. CONFERVA. This green thready substance has the power of rendering foetid water sweet; for which purpose, when water is scarce, it is usually put into water-tubs and reservoirs. CORYLUS Avellana.
Stopping his horse he asked him where he came from, and the man replied that he came from the country to which the other was travelling. 'If that is the case, said the servant, 'you can tell me to what size cauliflower grows in your country? Is it so large that one head fills twelve water-tubs? 'I have not seen that, answered the man.
It had the habit of putting up pilgrims on their way to the Dragon Peak; between the times of its pious offices it relapsed into a simple farmhouse. But the owner received us none the less kindly for our inopportune appearance, and hasted to bring the water-tubs for our feet.
The sea folks sat at table in great water-tubs, and they said it was just like being at home. All behaved themselves properly excepting the two young northern goblins; they put their legs on the table and thought they were all right. "Feet off the table-cloth!" said the old goblin. They obeyed, but not immediately.
And the king answered: 'Owing to a blight among the vegetables we have no cauliflower. 'That is strange, answered the thief. 'I have just come from a country where it grows so well that one head of cauliflower filled twelve water-tubs. 'I don't believe it, answered the king. 'I bet you six hundred florins it is true, replied the thief.
He went to work, and forgot the warning. At dinner, however, one of his men came in hastily, crying, "Master! master! has not the little water-maid given you notice, as she always did to my old master? She and her company are having their large wash and have been emptying their water-tubs. Hark! how the stream roars and rages! and the wheel turns as if driven by a hurricane!
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