Uvedale
Americannoun
noun
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In this aisle is the monument of Sir Edmund Uvedale, who died in 1606.
From Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings by Rev. Thomas Perkins
The wild sweet pea first reached England in 1699, having been sent from Sicily by the monk Franciscus Cupani as a present to a certain Dr. Uvedale in the county of Middlesex.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett
The tradition further asserts that, after leaving school, he became secretary to Uvedale; and that he was secretary to the constable of Winchester Castle is stated in a written account compiled in his own time.
From Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I by Anonymous
The grounds were laid out by Uvedale Price, Esq. a celebrated person in the annals of picturesque gardening.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 495, June 25, 1831 by Various
Dr Uvedale, of Enfield, is a great lover of plants," says Gibson, writing in 1691, "and is become master of the greatest and choicest collection of exotic greens that is perhaps anywhere in this land....
From Garden-Craft Old and New by John D. Sedding
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