"large amounts of this new American saffron, and high demand ensured that saffron's list price on the Philadelphia commodities exchange was equal to gold. Trade with the Caribbean later collapsed in the aftermath of the War of 1812, when many saffron-bearing merchant vessels were destroyed. Yet the Pennsylvania Dutch continued to grow lesser amounts of saffron for local trade and use in their cakes, noodles, and chicken or trout dishes. American saffron cultivation survives into modern times, mainly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Books Journal articles Saffron Saffron (pronounced or ) is a spice derived from the flower of ""Crocus sativus"","
"hymn tunes, which he often named after his favourite places. In alphabetical order: Saffron Walden is twinned with: The Hundred Parishes Saffron Walden Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings from the medieval period. The 2001 parish population of 14,313 had risen to 15,504 by the 2011 census. Archaeological evidence suggests continuous settlement on or near the site of Saffron Walden from at least the Neolithic period. It is believed that a small Romano-British settlement"
"Saffron Walden Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings from the medieval period. The 2001 parish population of 14,313 had risen to 15,504 by the 2011 census. Archaeological evidence suggests continuous settlement on or near the site of Saffron Walden from at least the Neolithic period. It is believed that a small Romano-British settlement and fort – possibly in the area round Abbey Lane – existed as an outpost of the much larger settlement of"
"supporting a wide range of plants including dwarf shrubs. Where the surface of the limestone pavement is shattered into gravel many of the hardier Arctic or alpine plants can be found, while when the limestone pavement is covered by a thin layer of soil patches of grass are seen, interspersed with herbaceous plants. Among the flowers recorded from the Burren is the spring gentian, an alpine plant with bright blue flowers that are used as a symbol for the area by the national tourist board, Failte Ireland. The Irish orchid (""Neotinea intacta"") and bloody cranesbill (""Geranium sanguineum"") also occur there."
"at Government House in St. John's, new Members are presented with the order's insignia. The main badge consists of a gold medallion in the form of a stylized ""sarracenia purpurea"" (or purple pitcher plant)—the official provincial flower—with the obverse in marbleized green enamel with gold edging, and bearing at its centre the escutcheon of the arms of Newfoundland and Labrador, all surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown symbolizing the Canadian monarch's role as the fount of honour. The ribbon is patterned with vertical stripes in blue, white, and two shades of green; men wear the medallion suspended from this ribbon"
"as a Canada Post office during the summer. It is also the location of the Swissair Flight 111 memorial and a sculpture by resident William E. deGarthe which serves as a monument to Nova Scotian fishermen. On January 11, 1996, the House of Assembly declared the wild blueberry the Provincial Berry of Nova Scotia. The blueberry mainly grows in northeastern North America. Forests cover all of Nova Scotia. In these woodlands, often nearly hidden with fallen leaves, grows the mayflower, also known as the trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens). In 1901 the mayflower was declared to be the Provincial Flower of"
"as Clifford Meadow, Haydon Meadow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Parish where Anacamptis morio, a rare protected species of Orchid family Orchidaceae may be seen. This flower was adopted as the logo for the Priory Vale development, elements of which lie within the parish. Mouldon Hill Country Park lies within the parish; the park has a number of paths and walkway together with a delightful hidden lake, and within it a new steam railway station is being created by the Swindon and Cricklade Railway. Churches within the parish include Christ The Servant, St John the Evangelist"
"years daffodils have been popular on the annual Saint Piran's day march on Perran Sands, although the plants are donated by a local daffodil grower and the daffodil is already considered to be the national flower of Wales. As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose Thrift (""Armeria maritima"") as the ""county flower"" of the Isles of Scilly. The Cornish eyebright (""Euphrasia vigursii"") is found on heathland in Cornwall and south Devon. The Cornish moneywort (""Sibthorpia europaea"") is found locally in south-west England, Wales and the south of Ireland; in the rest of southern England"
"'luxury' apartments, including Da Vinci House situated in the former ""Punch magazine"" printworks and the architecturally distinctive Ziggurat Building. Saffron Hill Saffron Hill is a street in the south eastern corner of the London Borough of Camden, between Farringdon Road and Hatton Garden. The name of the street derives from the fact that it was at one time part of an estate on which saffron grew. In 1850 it was described as a squalid neighbourhood, the home of paupers and thieves. In Charles Dickens's 1837 novel ""Oliver Twist"", the Artful Dodger leads Oliver to Fagin's den in Field Lane, the"
"Saffron Hill Saffron Hill is a street in the south eastern corner of the London Borough of Camden, between Farringdon Road and Hatton Garden. The name of the street derives from the fact that it was at one time part of an estate on which saffron grew. In 1850 it was described as a squalid neighbourhood, the home of paupers and thieves. In Charles Dickens's 1837 novel ""Oliver Twist"", the Artful Dodger leads Oliver to Fagin's den in Field Lane, the southern extension of Saffron Hill: ""a dirty and more wretched place he [Oliver] had never seen. The street was"
"Bawden, who lived in the town during the 1970s and 1980s, and Eric Ravilious. Saffron Hall, which is attached to Saffron Walden County High School, opened in 2013. The 730-seater venue came about as a result of a £10 million donation by an anonymous music loving donor. In 2014, former head of music at the Barbican Centre Angela Dixon became its director. The Anglo American playing fields, located close to Bridge End Gardens on Caton Lane, are home to the town's cricket club and were donated to Saffron Walden by the US Forces after the war. Prior to that, Saffron"
"Saffron Walden on 19 April 1855. She had had learning difficulties, and lived at Hill House until her death in 1934. After her death, most of the grounds of Hill House were developed for housing, and the family name lives on in Gibson Gardens, Gibson Way and Gibson Close. George Stacey Gibson George Stacey Gibson FLS (20 July 1818 – 11 April 1883), was a British banker, botanist and philanthropist. George Stacey Gibson was born in Saffron Walden, Essex on 20 July 1818, the only child of Wyatt George Gibson (1790–1862) and Deborah, daughter of George Stacey of Alton, Hampshire."
"Essex, (notably Saffron Walden). Since that time, which coincides with the time at which the Marfleet family (from whom the original Saffron recipe derived) left the area, following the great famine of 1624, the festival has ceased to be observed. A crocus symbol can still be seen high up in the tower of the church. Scothern's primary school is Ellison Boulters Academy, to which pupils travel from the neighbouring villages of Sudbrooke and Langworth. The village cricket club, formed in 1965, has teams competing at all youth levels. Senior sides on Saturday and Sunday compete in county league and cup"
"gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:- Purple saxifrage (""S. oppositifolia"") is a popular floral emblem. It is the territorial flower of Nunavut (Canada) and the county flower of County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Known as """" (""red saxifrage"") in Norway, it also is the county flower of Nordland. It is on the seal of Fitchburg State University, whose motto is ""Perseverantia"" in reference to the rock-breaking abilities of the plant over time. Tsukuba in Japan has as its city flower ""hoshizaki-yukinoshita"" (Katakana: ホシザキユキノシタ), the ""aptera"" form of Creeping saxifrage (""S. stolonifera""). The leaves of the Japanese variety"
"road embankments, and waste dumps, in the early to middle stages of ecological succession, among communities of grass and bush and light birch stands. Epipactis atrorubens Epipactis atrorubens, the dark-red helleborine or royal helleborine, is an herbaceous plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As with many other species of orchids, the species is legally protected in some countries. Plantlife designated the dark-red helleborine as the county flower for Banffshire, Scotland. The plant is hardy and has a short rootstalk, often with multiple, fleshy roots. It blooms from June to August with erect, mostly purple inflorescences with dense hair on the"
"European gorse bushes grow on the cliff, with the shelter they provide allowing other plants such as wild cabbage and bird's foot trefoil to thrive. Due to the strong prevailing wind from the English channel to the west, no large trees are able to grow on the down, allowing shrubs and grasses to thrive. The Isle of Wight's county flower, the pyramidal orchid, also grows here, along with ""Plantago lanceolata"", the main food plant for the rare Glanville fritillary. There is an obelisk on Afton Down near the cliff edge. It is inscribed with a memorial to a resident of"
"any cloots (clothes) before the summer has fully arrived and the Mayflowers (hawthorn blossoms) are in full bloom. The custom of employing the flowering branches for decorative purposes on 1 May is of very early origin, but since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752, the tree has rarely been in full bloom in England before the second week of that month. In the Scottish Highlands, the flowers may be seen as late as the middle of June. The hawthorn has been regarded as the emblem of hope, and its branches are stated to have been carried by the"
"environment of Newfoundland. The official emblem of the garden is the twinflower (""Linnaea borealis""). The botanical garden property encloses an area of , including part of Oxen Pond (for which the garden was originally named). The headquarters building is located on a site on Mount Scio Road. The main garden area includes a greenhouse (including one on the former Squires property across the street which is now a Heritage Site), an alpine house featuring high latitude plants, rock gardens, peat gardens, a heritage garden and a koi pond. The garden is also a nature reserve, featuring 3.5 km of trails"
"sp.), jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia), Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis), golden willow (Salix vitellina ""Aurea""), Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sabiferum) and desert fan palm tree (Washingtonia robusta). Shrubs include bottlebrush (Callistemon sp./cv.), autumn camellia (Camellia sasanqua cv.), green nightshade (cestrum parqui), sweet daphne (daphne odora), rose-of-Sharon/Syrian hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus), hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla cv.s), sacred bamboo (Nandina domestica), azaleas (Rhododendron indicum cv.s), Tibouchina sp., lasiandra. Ground covers include the bugle (Ajuga reptans, bromeliad (Billbergia nutans) and spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum). The Bunyas is the largest house from the Federation period in Haberfield. English Arts & Crafts influence is seen in its"
"generally accepted that the purple iris is the state flower. The blue flag is the provincial flower of Quebec, having replaced the Madonna lily which is not native to the province. The Purple Iris is the official flower of Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity. Iris versicolor Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, and in Britain and Ireland as purple iris. It is a species of ""Iris"" native to North America, in the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada."
"for having the sin of pride. When told the flower had the name because Londoners were proud of it he wrote another poem apologising to it. Saxifraga × urbium London pride, Saxifraga ""×"" urbium, is a perennial garden flowering plant. Alternative names for it include St. Patrick's cabbage, whimsey, prattling Parnell, and look up and kiss me. Before 1700 the “London pride” appellation was given to the Sweet William. In 1846, Theresa Cornwallis West made a journey to Ireland. Near Dunloe in County Kerry ""heareabouts grew quantities of our London Pride, and upon my expressing a wish for some roots"
"flower emblem of the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Balsamorhiza sagittata Balsamorhiza sagittata is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower tribe of the aster family known by the common name arrowleaf balsamroot. It is widespread across western Canada and much of the western United States. A specimen was collected by explorer and botanist Meriwether Lewis near Lewis and Clark Pass in 1806. The plant's native range extends from British Columbia and Alberta in the north, southward as far as northern Arizona and the Mojave Desert of California, and as far east as the Black Hills"
"Edinburgh. For most counties, native species were chosen, but for a small number of counties, non-natives were chosen, mainly archaeophytes. For example, Hampshire has a Tudor rose as its county flower, even though it is not a native species. No plant or flower seems to be among the current official symbols. Some flowering plants from the area include ""Althaea armeniaca"", Armenian Basket, ""Muscari armeniacum"", Armenian Poppy, Armenian vartig (vargit), and ""Tulipa armena"". Azerbaijan currently has no official national flower. Traditionally, various regions have different designations where national symbols are concerned. The city of Shusha named the Khari Bulbul (""Ophrys caucasica"")"
"Prunus sp./cv., nectarine (""Prunus persica"" cv.), tree of heaven (""Ailanthus altissima""), canna lily (""Zantedeschia aethiopica""), iris sp., daisy, box elder (""Acer negundo""), apricot (""Prunus armenaica"" cv.), firewheel tree (""Stenocarpus sinuatus""), daisy, honeysuckle (""Lonicera"" sp./cv.), canna lily (""Canna edulis"" cv.), chrysanthemum cv., gladiolus cv., winter honeysuckle (""Lonicera fragrantissima""), saisy, honeysuckle, jonquils (""Narcissus tazetta"" cv.), lilies (""Lilium"" sp./cv.), daisy, geranium (""Pelargonium hortorum"" cv.), rose (""Rosa""cv.), honeysuckle, succulent, creeper, rhododendron, raisy, Norfolk Island hibiscus (""Lagunaria patersonia""), the succulent Aloe vera and a peach (""Prunus persica"" cv.). Running north-south along the eastern ""paddock/garden"" fence are ash (""Fraxinus"" sp.) oleander (""Nerium oleander""), butterfly bush (""Cassia"""
"in low-lying areas with more moisture are dense shrub stands. Saskatoon (""Amelanchier alnifolia""), pin cherry (""Prunus pensylvanica""), choke cherry (""Prunus virginiana""), hawthorn (""Crataegus""), western snow berry (""Symphoricarpos""), woods rose (""Rosa woodsii""), Wolf willow (""Elaeagnus commutata"") and Canada buffaloberry (""Shepherdia canadensis"") are a few of the shrubs of the area. The marshes and prairie sloughs of the Aspen Parkland support flora similar to the marshlands of the Southern Boreal Forest. The Aspen Parkland ranges between 1b, 2a and 2b for plant hardiness areas. The Mixed Grass Prairie correlates to the Arid Grassland Ecoclimatic Region and hardiness zone 2a and 3a. Big"
"Saxifraga × urbium London pride, Saxifraga ""×"" urbium, is a perennial garden flowering plant. Alternative names for it include St. Patrick's cabbage, whimsey, prattling Parnell, and look up and kiss me. Before 1700 the “London pride” appellation was given to the Sweet William. In 1846, Theresa Cornwallis West made a journey to Ireland. Near Dunloe in County Kerry ""heareabouts grew quantities of our London Pride, and upon my expressing a wish for some roots to carry home, Sullivan [the driver] sprang down and tore up a large tuft. 'Ah, then,' said [our guide Spillane], 'that's too much entirely; why wouldn't"
"Yellowwood (""Podocarpus falcatus""), White Witchhazel (""Trichocladus ellipticus""), ""Rhus chirendensis"", ""Curtisia dentata"", ""Calodendrum capense"", ""Apodytes dimidiata"", ""Halleria lucida"", ""llex mitis"", ""Kiggelaria africana"", ""Nuxia floribunda"", ""Xymalos monospora"", and ""Ocotea bullata"". Shrubs and climbers are common and include: Common Spikethorn (""Maytenus heterophylla""), Cat-thorn (""Scutia myrtina""), Numnum (""Carissa bispinosa""), ""Secamone alpinii"", ""Canthium ciliatum"", ""Rhoicissus tridentata"", ""Zanthoxylum capense"", and ""Burchellia bubalina"". In the undergrowth grasses, herbs and ferns may be locally common: Basketgrass (""Oplismenus hirtellus""), Bushman Grass (""Stipa dregeana"" var. ""elongata""), Pigs-ears (""Centella asiatica""), ""Cyperus albostriatus"", ""Polypodium polypodioides"", ""Polystichum tuctuosum"", ""Streptocarpus rexii"", and ""Plectranthus"" spp. Ferns, shrubs and small trees such as Cape Beech (""Rapanea"
"nigra); the grafted English hawthorn (Crateagus monogyna); Red pyracantha (Pyracantha rogersiaria) and Orange pyracantha (Pyracantha angustitolia); English lavender (Lavandula augustifolia); many rose species including the Dorothy Perkins rose, Gallipoli or Rock rose, Red letter rose and Polsen Bedda rose; Banksia rose; Black boy rose; Mermaid rose; as well as a proliferation of Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda), Isabella grape vines (Vitis vinifera); honey suckles, a large number of flowering annuals including Hollyhock, Wallflower, Cosmos, Dahlia, Delphinium, Foxglove, Baby's breath, Jonquil, Alyssum, Stock, Forget-me-not and Zinnia. The many other notable trees include Japanese maple (Acer palmatum); Flowering dogwood (Cornus Florida); Flowering plum (Prunus"
"a pair of Norfolk Island pines (Araucaria heterophylla) as feature trees beside the main path on the lawn, Kaffir lilies and agapanthus clumps either side of the central paths. A buffalo grass lawn was laid between central and perimeter garden beds. The perimeter garden beds were planted with flowering shrubs such as oleanders, Cape plumbago (P.capensis), sky flower (Duranta repens), Indian hawthorn (Raphiolepis sp.), gardenias, jasmine, mock orange (Choisya ternata) and Abelia, well as a flower border containing old-fashioned annuals of the period. A hedge of cypresses was later added along the Ormond Street fence to screen this side of"
"and spring display of fragrant, white flowers. The common name Mayday tree is not related to the distress signal mayday as the name for the tree was in use prior to the adoption of mayday as an international distress signal. A taboo on the use of the wood was reported by natives of Advie, in northeast Scotland, being regarded as a ""witches tree"". Prunus padus Prunus padus, known as bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree, is a flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is a species of cherry, a deciduous small tree or large shrub up to"
"scarce plant species Ivy Broomrape (""Orobanche hederae"") and Maidenhair Fern (""Adiantum capillus-veneris"") are found. The site has been included by English Nature within a Site of Special Scientific Interest called the Hayle Estuary and Carrack Gladden SSSI in recognition of its biodiversity conservation importance. Carrack Gladden Carrack Gladden (, meaning ""rock on a bank"") is a coastal headland in St Ives Bay at the eastern end of Carbis Bay beach between Hayle and St Ives in west Cornwall. The cliffs between Carrack Gladden headland and Hawks Point to the east are of metamorphosed Devonian slates and rise to 60 metres"
"counted here. Other notable plants growing here are Snowdrop Anemone (""Anemone sylvestris""), European Michaelmas Daisy (""Aster amellus""), Sickle Hare's Ear (""Bupleurum falcatum""), Blue Sedge (""Carex flacca""), Downy-fruited Sedge (""Carex tomentosa""), ""Carex michelii"", European Dwarf Cherry (""Prunus fruticosa""), ""Dorycnium herbaceum"", Field Cow-wheat (""Melampyrum arvense""), Spiny Restharrow (""Ononis spinosa""), Military Orchid (""Orchis militaris""), Knapweed Broomrape (""Orobanche elatior""), ""Pilosella macrantha"", ""Primula veris subsp. canescens"", Fragrant Scabious (""Scabiosa canescens"") and ""Thesium dollineri"". Bigger stones are covered by saxicolous lichens, which are an important indicator of the level of air pollution. The grasslands need to be maintained and shrubs of Black Locust (""Robinia pseudacacia""), Common"
"by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Species noted in 2007 include the Woodruff, Bird cherry, Primrose, Common violet, Oak, Stitchwort, Golden male (Scaly) fern, Bugle, Opposite-leaved Golden saxifrage, Bluebell, Dog's mercury, Broad buckler fern, Watercress, Lady fern, Male shield fern, Kidney vetch, Woodrush, Woodsedge, blackthorn, hawthorn, Marsh marigold, Foxglove, Sweet Cicely, Herb Robert, Red campion, Bistort, Ribwort plantain, Water avens, Wood avens, Moschatel, elm, alder, and many liverworts. A pair of Buzzards were noted. A great danger is the presence of the alien invader, the Pink Purslane or Stewarton Flower which will spread rapidly and destroy the native herbs by out-competing"