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larkspur
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Larkspur was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won the Epsom Derby 1962. He was the first of six Derby winners trained by Vincent O’Brien at Ballydoyle . Larkspur achieved little of note either before or after his Epsom triumph.
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Population (2000): 12014 Housing Units (2000): 6413 Land area (2000): 3.133820 sq. miles (8.116555 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.134776 sq. miles (0.349069 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.268596 sq. miles (8.465624 sq. km) FIPS code: 40438 Located within: California ...
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n. 1 Any plant of the genus ''Delphinium'' or (taxlink Consolida genus noshow=1) 2 In particular, a tall robust flowering plant with many purple-blue flowers, (taxlink Delphinium glaucum species noshow=1).
Usage examples of larkspur.
The blue larkspur flourished beside scarlet gladioli, feather-headed spirea, and hardy fuchsia.
In the middle of her white drawing-room, whose latticed window ran the whole length of one wall, stood a little table on which was a silver jar full of early larkspurs, evidently from her garden by the river.
Chief Inspector Holyland continued, secure in the knowledge that he had a brand new act of Parliament behind him and a coachload of policemen parked round the corner in Larkspur Avenue: ``In accordance with the Former Royal Persons Act, section nine, paragraph five, photographing, interviewing and filming for the purpose of reproducing the said practices in the print or broadcasting media is forbidden.
There is a species of Larkspur which represents the hyacinth of the poets in preserving the memory of this event, the Delphinium Ajacis Ajax's Larkspur.
There were violets and rosebuds edged with lace paper, lovely red roses tied with satin bows, daisies and daffodils, pinks and larkspur, and every other sort of delightful nosegay you could ever imagine.
I saw larkspur, phlox, Mexican hat, Indian paintbrush, cornflower, and bluebonnets.
He was still two hundred yards off and cutting across a field bright with larkspur, paintbrush, and sego lily when he saw Piute Bill come to the door, a Winchester in his hands.
An' th' woman in th' shop threw in a packet o' white poppy an' one o' blue larkspur when I bought th' other seeds.