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Sam Thompson (1860–1922), outfielder and Baseball Hall of Fame member; Hiram Walker (1816–1899), entrepreneur; founder Hiram Walker and Sons Distillery; Eber Brock Ward (1811–1875), Detroit's first millionaire; Alpheus S. Williams (1810–1878), American Civil War general and U.S. Representative from Michigan.
Each bulb sends up a long, naked stalk bearing one or two showy lily flowers. The stalk bows at the end so that the face of the flower points at the ground. There are six tepals in shades of pink or light purple which may have yellow or white spotting toward the center of the flower. The tepals may be straight or recurved so far that their tips ...
Lilium candidum, the Madonna lily [2] [3] or white lily, [4] is a plant in the true lily family. It is native to the Balkans and Middle East, and naturalized in other parts of Europe, including France, Italy, and Ukraine, and in North Africa, the Canary Islands , Mexico, and other regions.
The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center is owned and operated by the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority, which was created in 1948 by the Michigan Legislature. [2] The building contains a library, a courthouse, and the city hall. When it opened, the City-County Building replaced both the historic Detroit City Hall and Wayne County Building.
Erythronium oregonum is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common name giant white fawnlily or Oregon fawn-lily. [3] [4] erythronium oregonum flower. It is native to western North America, where it grows in the Pacific Coast Ranges from southwestern British Columbia to northern California. [2 ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies slugger Dick Allen got the call for the National Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, following a vote by the Classic Baseball Era ...
Common names for species in this genus include fairy lily, rainflower, zephyr lily, magic lily, Atamasco lily, and rain lily. The name is derived from Ζέφυρος ( Zephyrus ), the Greek god of the west wind, and ἄνθος ( anthos ), meaning flower, referring to the slender stalks.
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