Lady Washington geranium
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lady Washington geranium
Named after M. Washington
Example Sentences
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We understood that there were to be brown velvet butterflies stitched down the skirt, and if her Lady Washington geranium flowered in time,—Mis' Sykes was said to lay bread and milk nightly about the roots to encourage it,—she was to wear the blossom in her hair.
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