flowers of sulphur

British  

plural noun

1. minute crystals of sulphur obtained by condensing sulphur vapour on a cold surface

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flowers of sulphur

Here is the receipt: Buy several pounds of clean iron filings, and a somewhat larger quantity of the flowers of sulphur.

From Wonders of Creation by Anonymous

If any indication of mildew appear an application of the flowers of sulphur, when the foliage is damp, will banish it.

From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by Keane, William

To show this, we take a quantity of flowers of sulphur, dissolve in caustic soda, and add to the lead solution.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

Supposing an attack of mildew to occur, a dusting of flowers of sulphur will prove effective if applied immediately the disease appears.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

Dusting flowers of sulphur upon the foliage, taking care to reach the under side of leaves as well as the upper, and upon the ground about the plants, is a well established remedy.

From Making a Rose Garden by Saylor, Henry H. (Henry Hodgman)