Horace Smith's "Hymn to the Flowers" was a continual delight to me, after I made its acquaintance. It seemed as if all the wild blossoms of the woods had wandered in and were twining themselves around the whirring spindles, as I repeated it, verse after verse. Better still, they drew me out, in fancy, to their own forest-haunts under "cloistered boughs," where each swinging "floral bell" was ringing "a call to prayer," and making "Sab- bath in the fields."英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
"Well," said Vizard, "I think the individual names can only hurt the jaws and other organs of speech. But the classification! Is the mild luster of science to be cast over the natural disposition of young women toward _Polyandria monogynia?_ Is trigamy to be identified in their sweet souls with floral innocence, and their victims sitting by?"英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
Silently the sloop entered there, and met a deeper silence. Brilliant with greens and ochres and floral, scarlets, the umbrageous mouth of the Rio Ruiz furnished no sound or movement save of the sea-going water as it purled against the prow of the vessel. Small chance there seemed of wresting beef or provisions from that empty solitude.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
Although the influence of his work is considered later, we may here point out that it was almost without a parallel; not only does it include a mass of purely scientific observations, but it awakened interest in very wide circles, as is shown by the fact that we find the results of Darwin's investigations in floral biology universally quoted in school books; they are even willingly accepted by those who, as regards other questions, are opposed to Darwin's views.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
The further development of floral biology by Darwin is in the first place closely connected with the book on the fertilisation of Orchids. It is noteworthy that the title includes the sentence,--"and on the good effects of intercrossing."英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
Darwin had noticed that the flowers of Catasetum do not secrete nectar, and he conjectured that in place of it the insects gnaw a tissue in the cavity of the labellum which has a "slightly sweet, pleasant and nutritious taste." This conjecture as well as other conclusions drawn by Darwin from Catasetum have been confirmed by Cruger--assuredly the best proof of the acumen with which the wonderful floral structure of this "most remarkable of the Orchids" was interpretated far from its native habitat.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
I realize the mistake was ours, Mr. Tan, but what am I supposed to do with 90 extra floral arrangements?美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
In regard to the extra floral arrangements, you could donate them to a hospital and record the loss as a charitable contribution.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
So, while you're out, I'm gonna review our flower options, and I have to say, so far, i'm partial to Floral and Hardy, but I'm gonna give one last look at Florist Gump.美剧 · 《Modern Family》