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Hope for the Flowers is an allegorical novel by Trina Paulus. It was first published in 1972 and reflects the idealism of the counterculture of the period. Often categorized as a children's novel, it is a fable "partly about life, partly about revolution and lots about hope – for adults and others including caterpillars who can read".
In the modern IUPAC nomenclature, this group is known as group 17. [5] The word "halogen" means "salt former" or "salt maker". When halogens react with metals, they produce a wide range of salts, including calcium fluoride, sodium chloride (common table salt), silver bromide and potassium iodide.
Cornu aspersum(syn. Helix aspersa, Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common namegarden snail, is a species of land snailin the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known. It was classified under the name Helix aspersafor over two ...
Halocarbon. Halocarbon compounds are chemical compounds in which one or more carbon atoms are linked by covalent bonds with one or more halogen atoms (fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine – group 17) resulting in the formation of organofluorine compounds, organochlorine compounds, organobromine compounds, and organoiodine compounds.
Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Its specific epithet pseudacorus means "false acorus", referring to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus (sweet flag), as they have a prominently ...
Description. This is a long narrow flatworm, which is shiny black or dark brown on the upper surface, and mid-blue underneath (hence the specific epithet and the common name of "blue planarian".) There is a narrow creamy/fawn or yellow coloured longitudinal stripe running down the center of the upper surface. Multiple eyespots are present.
The knight anole (Anolis equestris) is the largest species of anole (US: / əˈnoʊ.li / ⓘ) in the Dactyloidae family. [ 1 ] Other common names include Cuban knight anole or Cuban giant anole, highlighting its native country, but it has also been introduced to Florida. [ 2 ] In its native Cuba, this large anole is called chupacocote.
The Druids held that "leaves of holly offered protection against evil spirits" and thus "wore holly in their hair". [45] In the Harry Potter novels, holly is used as the wood in Harry's wand. [48] In some traditions of Wicca, the Holly King is one of the faces of the Sun God. He is born at midsummer and rules from Mabon to Ostara. [citation needed]