Scarlet Sentence Examples

Natasha blushed scarlet when she heard this.

At the age of twenty-six months scarlet fever left her without sight or hearing.

Then she told me that she had a beautiful story about a little boy which she was sure I should like better than "The Scarlet Letter."

She glanced down at her wrinkled nightclothes and felt a scarlet wave surge up her neck.

Among these are several beautiful species such as the Japanese Geronticus nippon, the Lophotibis cristata of Madagascar, and the scarlet ibis, 5 Eudocimus ruber, of America.

At the coronation of George III., one of the king's grooms appeared "in a scarlet dress, holding a perfuming pan, burning perfumes, as at previous coronations."

His face turned scarlet and he looked away, running a hand through his hair.

Gladys Turnbull, wrapped in a scarlet robe, stuck her head in the room.

Inferior to this is " cudbear," derived from Lecanora tartarea, which was formerly very extensively employed by the peasantry of north Europe for giving a scarlet or purple colour to woollen cloths.

His face turned scarlet and he balled his hands into fists.

One day my teacher found me in a corner of the library poring over the pages of "The Scarlet Letter."

Nearly all the leaves had fallen off the trees except for the huge scarlet oak in the back yard.

The manakins are nearly all birds of gay appearance, generally exhibiting rich tints of blue, crimson, scarlet, orange or yellow in combination with chestnut, deep black, black and white, or olive green; and among their most obvious characteristics are their short bill and feeble feet, of which the outer toe is united to the middle toe for a good part of its length.

When barely two years old she was deprived of sight, smell and hearing, by an attack of scarlet fever.

The fruit is a berry - the scarlet berries of the cuckoo-pint are familiar objects in the hedges in late summer.

The double poinsettia, again, owes its so-called double condition merely to the increased number of its scarlet involucral leaves, which are not parts of the flower at all.

In the plains below, the swards are gay with the scarlet and white verbena and other brilliant wild flowers.

They include, however, the snipe and military starling, which on account of its scarlet breast is locally known as the robin.

Masderallia is common in cultivation and has often brilliant scarlet, crimson or orange flowers.

Cotton of excellent quality is grown in the neighbourhood, and the place is celebrated for its scarlet dyes.

Though part of the plumage in many sun-birds gleams with metallic lustre, they owe much of their beauty to feathers which are not lustrous, though almost as vivid,' and the most wonderful combination of the brightest colours - scarlet, purple, blue, green and yellow - is often seen in one and the same bird.

The Lombard sect went farther in (3) and (4), holding that no one in mortal sin could consecrate the sacrament, and that the Roman Church was the scarlet woman of the Apocalypse, whose precepts ought not to be obeyed, especially those appointing fast-days.

A common creeper is one bearing a small scarlet cucumber, and a species of watermelon called tsoma is also abundant.

The corolla is tubular with a spreading limb, and varies widely in colour, being white, yellow, orange, crimson, scarlet, blue or purple.

Aloes are common; in part of the midland zone they form when in bloom with abundance of orange and scarlet flowers a most picturesque sight.

The fauna includes buffaloes, a marsupial cuscus, some bats, the beautiful scarlet lory, rare varieties of the ground-thrush, honey-eater and oriole.

In scarlet fever, the skin appears red all over.

It comes in a wide range of colors such as Black, White, Gray, Royal, Columbia, Kansas Blue, Navy, Cardinal, Scarlet, Maroon, Gold, Dark Green, Kelly Green, Burnt Orange and Purple.

This youth jersey comes in sizes extra small through extra large and in color such as black, light blue, pink, scarlet, purple, gold, hunter and white.

A young boy of six, I was recovering from scarlet fever.

There were long scarlet ribbons of lava pouring down the sides like blood from a major wound.

I feel my cheeks blushing scarlet; did he think I was looking at myself?

It was the name of a classic Western starring Robert Mitchum and the title of a book about the swashbuckling hero "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy.

A flock of Scarlet Macaws was screaming by overhead while we working some nasty little flycatcher.

At the top of the hill was an old, ivy-clad church with baskets of scarlet geraniums on the window ledges.

The days of General Admission are ' scarlet ' days, and Doctors in the different Faculties are asked to wear their festal gowns.

There are flower borders filled with colorful shrubs, gardenia and scarlet hibiscus.

On board diving which i was the entrance of scarlet ibis in.

Or try the Aucuba japonica or spotted laurel, which also has beautiful dark green leaves and scarlet berries through the winter months.

Along the way, we were greeted by 5 scarlet macaws showing off their colors in the trees on the banks.

They carry generous clusters of gleaming flowers, with sleek scarlet sepals flaring to reveal a slim skirt of purple petals surrounding coral stamens.

To the SOE, the Lysander was known as the ' scarlet pimpernel of the air ' .

Although dress regulations states black feather plume with ring of scarlet feathers, most pictures show scarlet feathers with black ring.

Rattle, rattle rattle, scattering scarlet poppy seeds.

The Twin Urban Detour is a three wheeler pushchair, I had it in scarlet, which is a bright red!

On the high bench at the top we can see the judge in his long wig and scarlet robes.

Built in the form of a giant bird the device was deep scarlet in color, with ' feathers ' picked out in gold.

She walked in to everyone's laughter and mirth, when, quite suddenly, the top leaves on every stem turned scarlet.

Dress will be gown and hood, with doctors wearing scarlet.

The uniform was that of the 60th Rifles, rifle green faced scarlet.

Small flocks of herons started to fly into roost soon to be followed by flock after flock of brilliantly colored scarlet Ibis.

Ian flushed scarlet, and it looked for a moment as if there might be a fight.

Margaret also caught scarlet fever and although she survived it left her deaf (she recovered her hearing at fourteen ).

At the age of five Goodricke had contracted scarlet fever which left him totally deaf.

Our seed taken from ornamental plants exhibits bright scarlet seed pods on two year old or more plants.

Whereupon the semicircle a became bordered with Violet above, Scarlet below; but the other semicircle b quite con trary.

There was a faint smudge of scarlet below the pressure lock.

The vivid scarlet single form flowers open to reveal bright yellow stamens at their heart.

We've got six brilliantly scarlet flowers on the poppy, each the size of a large teacup.

He wore a scarlet tunic, A blue green hood, It looked quite good.

They looked unreal with their scarlet plumage positively glowing.

Harpy eagles and king vultures soar above the canopy, while scarlet macaws as well as blue and yellow macaws feast on clay licks.

To this list should also be added the common wild tulip, the Italian cyclamen, the common scarlet poppy, the fennel, wild carrot and many varieties of thistle, some of gorgeous colouring.

But the great stretch of highly irrigated and valuable fruit-growing land, which appears to spread from the walls of Herat east and west as far as the eye can reach, and to sweep to the foot of the hills north and south with an endless array of vineyards and melon-beds, orchards and villages, varied with a brilliant patchwork of poppy growth brightening the width of green wheat-fields with splashes of scarlet and purple - all this is really comprised within a narrow area which does not extend beyond a ten-miles' radius from the city.

After some dispute, he was told that he might climb on to the pilot engine which was to precede the royal train; but his scarlet livery, white gloves and wig suffered so much from soot and sparks that he made no more fuss about his rights in after trips.

Five species are British; P. Rhoeas is the common scarlet poppy found in cornfields and waste places.

When flying, flamingos present a striking and beautiful sight, with legs and neck stretched out straight, looking like white and rosy or scarlet crosses with black arms. Not less fascinating is a flock of these sociable birds when at rest, standing on one or both legs, with their long necks twisted or coiled upon the body in any conceivable position.

The word "grains" was early used, as also in French, of the small seed-like insects supposed formerly to be the berries of trees, from which a scarlet dye was extracted (see COCHINEAL and KERMES).

The worst of this method was that the disease thus inoculated did not always prove of a mild character, and in the case of Dr Erasmus Darwin's son the scarlet fever was exceedingly severe and very nearly proved fatal.

The Twin Urban Detour is a three wheeler pushchair, I had it in scarlet, which is a bright red !

The red dye used to produce deep crimson or bright scarlet came from a insect found in the areas of the Mediterranean.

A dark-haired man resplendent in a scarlet rugby shirt waved back.

Plested, resplendent in a scarlet dress, is our talk-show host, urging us " to stand by your man ".

York 's original city waits headed spectacular Sheriffs ' processions, resplendent in scarlet liveries and silver badges.

The berries of Butcher 's Broom, like small, bright scarlet peas ripen in autumn.

Then it was changed to scarlet with plum facings.

The new tunic was scarlet with collar, cuffs and edging in the regimental color, fastened down the front by eight buttons.

Scarlet Pimpernel, beautiful colored scarlet with a purple eye in pairs that close in the afternoon.

He had been sent home from school in June with scarlet fever.

She walked in to everyone 's laughter and mirth, when, quite suddenly, the top leaves on every stem turned scarlet.

They turn orange, red and scarlet in autumn.

Margaret also caught scarlet fever and although she survived it left her deaf (she recovered her hearing at fourteen).

Inside they found the blind girl and her sister who was ill with scarlet fever in a bed in the corner of the room.

Around the crown there was a broad band of scarlet braid tied in a bow, with an old umbrella tassel at each end.

The scarlet exterior gives way to a cool interior - muted taupe walls, starchy table linens, original artwork.

We 've got six brilliantly scarlet flowers on the poppy, each the size of a large teacup.

Scarlet Accent Chair - This elegant chair would look great in a classically designed home office.

In my opinion, Scarlet Red is probably the most popular lipstick worn by ALL women.

Colors range from a hot scarlet shade to a dramatic cranberry.

The scarlet hydrangeas were the perfect addition to what we were envisioning!

Color options include scarlet, white, lavender, blue, indigo, and violet.

A red palette might include a pinky scarlet, red-orange, apple red, and burgundy.

Though there is no one test to determine whether a person has Kawasaki disease, doctors generally make the diagnosis by evaluating the patient and ruling out other diseases such as the measles and Scarlet fever.

The sexes are apart in Ruscus, and to enjoy the handsome scarlet fruits the male and female plants should be mingled.

Cape Figwort (Phygelius) - P. capensis, a Cape plant of some beauty, 3 or 4 feet high, and bearing racemes of brilliant scarlet flowers, which open in May and June and continue far into autumn.

The flowers are of the most vivid scarlet, and as they last a long time in bloom it well deserves care.

Good sorts are Argyll, Bonfire, Black Watch, Cormorant, Cameron, Eden, Fusilier, Nightingale, Royal Scot, Starling, Scarlet Queen, Wren.

Many produce beautiful large Pea flowers, usually of a blood-red or scarlet color.

In the autumn, when they have died away, the clusters of scarlet berries, on footstalks 10 inches or 12 inches long, are showy.

Dahlia coccinea - A tall plant with bright scarlet flowers that rarely vary.

The wild plant has scarlet flowers like coccinea, and is of similar growth.

The bright scarlet flowers are of the ordinary size.

It is of moderate growth, having foliage very much like the Holly, and handsome flowers in the form of a tube of bright scarlet tipped with yellow.

Annual flowers raised from the scarlet Poppy of our fields, in varied colors; single and double forms, some self-colored, and others variegated or fringed.

The flower-clusters appear in May and June upon short woolly stalks, the small white flowers flushed with pink, and succeeded by bright scarlet berries.

These give place to scarlet berries, hanging for many weeks, and making this one of the most handsome of hardy shrubs.

The large and broad leaves turn brilliant scarlet and reddish-purple before they fall, and it grows 12 to 15 feet in height.

Of spreading habit, the leaves are large, thick, and rounded, coarsely toothed, and finely tinted with scarlet and ruddy-purple on fading, and its large fruits are brilliant in their early stages.

H. pratensis has stout and erect flower-stems, about 1 foot high, and the brightest scarlet flowers, feathered here and there at the base with yellow.

In I. elegans the flowers are scarlet and thickly spotted, and in I. superba they are much the same, while in the rosea variety they are a deep pink.

Kadsura Japonica - A climbing evergreen of Japan, belonging to the Magnolia family, bearing scarlet berries in clusters.

The Verbena-like heads of bloom are rich and varied in color, and range from crimson, through scarlet, orange, and yellow, to white, the colors varying in the same head.

D. cardinale is a beautiful species of tall growth, having bright scarlet flowers, like those of D. nudicaule.

D. nudicaule has scarlet blossoms, a dwarf, compact, branching growth, a hardy constitution, and a free blooming habit, 1 to 3 feet high.

The flowers are in loose spikes, each blossom being about 1 inch in length; the color varies from light scarlet to a shade verging closely on crimson, and when seen in the open air, especially in sunshine, dazzles the eye by its brilliancy.

Leonitis is a distinct and handsome plant of the Salvia Order, allied to Phlomis, about 2 feet high, and bearing in summer whorls of very showy bright scarlet flowers.

It is a small evergreen shrub, bearing in summer numerous urn-shaped flowers about 1 1/2 inches long and of a brilliant scarlet, thriving in a mixture of sandy peat and loam, in a moist sheltered spot with perfect drainage.

The plants mostly grow 2 to 3 feet high, with single flowers ranging from white to deep crimson, and double ones with heavy scarlet, white, or striped flowers, of great beauty.

Good single kinds are Maid of the Mist, white with finely fringed petals; The Bride, also white; Flag of Truce, Miss Sherwood, with pale pink edges; Danebrog, a very handsome flower in scarlet and white; and Mephisto, scarlet and black.

Ourisia - O. coccinea is a bright dwarf Chilian creeper, bearing in early summer scarlet blossoms in slender clusters, 6 to 9 inches high.

Until the second half of this century only white, rose, salmon, and lilac sorts were known; and we are indebted to Mr Fortune for his Chinese varieties, most of which have scarlet, violet, and magenta flowers.

Q. coccinea is a pretty Convolvulus-like plant, with many small scarlet flowers and slender stems of rapid growth, attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet in a few weeks.

It has scarlet flowers and lobed foliage, and requires the same treatment.

Scarlet Twinflower (Bravoa) - B. geminiflora is a pretty Mexican bulbous plant of the Amaryllis order.

From 1 to 2 feet high, the flower stems stout and erect, bearing on the upper part numerous pairs of nodding tubular flowers of a rich scarlet outside, but inclined to yellow within.

These are followed by dense clusters of showy scarlet berries, which ripen in August and hang far into the winter.

They are about I foot high, of slender growth, and bear large showy flowers which vary from white to bright scarlet and deep crimson, usually having dark centres.

The dark green leaves often measure a foot or more in each sense, and in autumn they take the richest shades of yellow, brown, crimson, and scarlet.

The strain is dwarf and bushy, and very free-blooming, and the varieties may be said to be confined to scarlet, purple, and white.

Of the Queen Stock there are three colors-purple, scarlet, and white; and of the Brompton Stock the same, with the addition of a selected crimson variety of great beauty, but somewhat difficult to perpetuate.

The variety rubra has almost bright scarlet flowers in autumn.

Scarlet Sumach (Rhus Glabra) - A distinct very hardy, bushy kind, with smooth rather small leaves, thriving in any poor dry soil, the leaves taking a very brilliant color in autumn.

When the female flowers are hand-fertilised they set freely, and the egg-shaped fruits 2 1/2 inches long are exceedingly handsome, green at first, changing to a bright scarlet.

Its leathery dark green leaves are shaped like those of a Dandelion, and arranged in a rosette, and the flowers are glowing scarlet, 4 inches across, borne singly on tall bare stems.

From the beginning of summer till the end it bears loose clusters of long flowers, scarlet outside.

Virginian Creeper (Vitis Quinquefolia) - Better known as Ampelopsis quinquefolia, its foliage changes in the fall of the year to various shades of crimson, scarlet, and purple.

The varieties cardinalis (bright crimson-purple), coerulea (bluish), alba (white), Dunnetti (rose), splendens (scarlet), picta elegans (crimson-purple, edged with white), and a dwarf variety, nana, about 9 inches high, are desirable.

Plus size gothic leather choices can be found at Scarlet Moderne's online catalog.

The Madame Alexander Scarlet O'Hara was the first doll ever made based on a licensed character.

Strawberry tongue-A sign of scarlet fever in which the tongue appears to have a red coating with large raised bumps.

Untreated strep throat has the potential to cause scarlet fever, kidney damage, or rheumatic fever.

Scarlet fever causes a rash and can cause high fever and convulsions.

Scarlet fever is a rash that complicates a bacterial throat infection called strep throat.

Scarlet fever, also known as scarlatina, gets its name from the fact that the patient's skin, especially on the cheeks, is flushed.

Treatment for scarlet fever is intended to offset the possibility of serious complications such as rheumatic fever (a heart disease) or kidney inflammation (glomerulonephritis) can develop.

Scarlet fever is highly contagious and is spread by sneezing, coughing, or direct contact.

Early in the twentieth century, severe scarlet fever epidemics were common.

Scarlet fever primarily affects children between the ages of five and 15 years.

Approximately 10 percent of all children who have strep throat develop the characteristic scarlet fever rash.

Scarlet fever is caused by group A streptococcal bacteria (S. pyogenes), highly toxic microbes that can also cause strep throat, wound or skin infections, pneumonia, and serious kidney infections.

The strain of streptococcus that causes scarlet fever, unlike the one that causes most strep throats, produces an erythrogenic toxin, which causes the skin to flush.

The main symptoms and signs of scarlet fever are fever, lethargy, sore throat, and a bumpy rash that blanches under pressure.

In scarlet fever, the skin around the mouth tends to be pale, while the cheeks are flushed.

Cases of scarlet fever are usually diagnosed and treated by pediatricians or family medicine practitioners.

The chief diagnostic signs of scarlet fever are the characteristic rash, which spares the palms and soles of the feet, and the presence of a strawberry tongue in children.

Once a patient has had scarlet fever, the person develops immunity and cannot develop it again.

Avoiding exposure to children who have the disease helps prevent the spread of scarlet fever.

Exanthem-A skin eruption regarded as a characteristic sign of such diseases as measles, German measles, and scarlet fever.

They cause a wide variety of infections including scarlet fever, tonsillitis, and pneumonia.

Tic disorders as well as OCD sometimes develop after infections (usually scarlet fever or strep throat) caused by a group of bacteria known as group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, sometimes abbreviated as GABHS.

When a rash develops, this form of strep throat is called scarlet fever.

Scarlet fever is no more dangerous than strep throat and is treated the same way.

These pimples grow larger and in groups, giving a blotchy appearance, which is an important difference between measles and scarlet fever.

In addition to varied hair color, a solid color in a vibrant shade such as platinum, scarlet, or shiny ebony will enhance the bob shape while adding an inarguable level of sophistication.

Scarlet - This lovely porcelain doll dressed in red is a limited edition collectible of only 700 pieces.

The flowers can be crimson, scarlet, rose, white, lavender, or bi-colored combinations.

There are more Spiderman variations and characters such as Scarlet Spider, Blood Spider, Spiderman 2211 and Spiderman 2099 not to mention Spider-Woman and her many different costumes.

SparkNotes offers free online study guides for people in search of help understanding classic texts such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain or The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Black and brown are always popular choices, but if you're a real diva and nothing less than red will do, your most stylish winter boots may be a vibrant shade of scarlet.

In 2001, she switched recorded companies and landed with Epic and quickly released Scarlet's Walk, her eight studio album.

Hawthorne, best known for his book The Scarlet Letter, decided to go into semi-seclusion in 1850 to write a book about the myths of Greece designed for schoolchildren.

Created in 1964 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Wanda Maximoff as The Scarlet Witch was the heart of Marvel Comics' Avengers.

Her gaze shot past Adrienne and her face turned scarlet.

Carmen knew her face must be scarlet.

His face turned scarlet.

It dyes silk and mordanted cotton a fine scarlet.

In the hen the bill is black, the crest more round and not filamentous, the uropygials scarcely elongated, and the vent only scarlet.

The party set out about the 16th of February 1249, with letters from King Louis and the papal legate, and rich presents, including a chapel-tent, lined with scarlet cloth and embroidered with sacred pictures.

Red lead or triplumbic tetroxide, Pb304, is a scarlet crystalline powder of specific gravity 8.6-9.1, obtained by roasting very finely divided pure massicot or lead carbonate; the brightness of the colour depends in a great measure on the roasting.

The mayor and aldermen apparelled in orient-grained scarlet, and four hundred commoners in murrey, well mounted, with rich collars and chains, met the king at Blackheath.

The ribbon by which the wrist is confined is black, except when convocation robes are worn, when it is scarlet.

The small flowers are densely crowded on thick fleshy spikes, which are associated with, and often more or less enveloped by, a large leaf (bract), the so-called spathe, which, as in cuckoo-pint, where it is green in colour, Richardia, where it is white, creamy or yellow, Anthurium, where it is a brilliant scarlet, is often the most striking feature of the plant.

The plant has a climbing habit like the scarlet runner, and attains a height of about 50 ft.

The officers of the order are the dean (the dean of Westminster), Bath King of Arms, the registrar, and the usher of the Scarlet Rod.

The ribbon of the first order is deep red with white edging, of the second scarlet with white central stripe.

The plumage generally is black, but the throat is white, tinged with yellow and commonly edged beneath with red; the upper tail-coverts are white, and the lower scarlet.

The species are smaller in size, and nearly all are banded on the belly, which is generally yellow, with black and scarlet, while except in two the throat of the males at least is black.

Other distinct kinds are P. campanulatus, 12 ft., pale rose, of bushy habit; P. humilis, 9 in., bright blue; P. speciosus, cyananthus and Jaffrayanus, 2 to 3 ft., all bright blue; P. barbatus, 3 to 4 ft., scarlet, in long terminal panicles; P. Murrayanus, 6 ft., with scarlet flowers and connate leaves; and P. Palmeri, 3 to 4 ft., with large, wide-tubed, rose-coloured flowers.

Flowers tubular scarlet, on branching stems, 2 to 3 ft.

Sow salading every ten days; also carrots, onions and radishes for drawing young; and chicory for salads; sow endive for a full crop. In the first week sow Early Munich and Golden Ball turnips for succession, and in the third week for a full autumn crop. Sow scarlet and white runner beans for a late crop, and cabbages for coleworts.

The irides are of a light orange, and the sclerotic tunics - equivalent to the "white of the eye" in most animals - which in few birds are visible, are in this very conspicuous and of a bright scarlet, giving it an air of great ferocity.

The Custom House (1818-1819) is described in the introduction to Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter, and in it Hawthorne worked as surveyor of the port in 1845-1849.

The fruit, or haw, as in the apple, consists of the swollen floral axis, which is usually scarlet, and forms a fleshy envelope surrounding the hard stone.

C. coccinea, a native of Canada and the eastern United States, with bright scarlet fruits, was introduced into English gardens towards the end of the 17th century.

C. Crus-Galli, with a somewhat similar distribution and introduced about the same time, is a very decorative species with showy, bright red fruit, often remaining on the branches till spring, and leaves assuming a brilliant scarlet and orange in the autumn; numerous varieties are in cultivation.

C. Pyracantha, known in gardens as pyracantha, is evergreen and has white flowers, appearing in May, and fine scarlet fruits of the size of a pea which remain on the tree nearly all the winter.

The Poinsettia pulcherrima of gardens (Euphorbia pulcherrima of botanists), a native of Mexico and Central America, with its brilliant scarlet bracts, stands unrivalled amongst decorative plants.

He had married Catharine Spooner at Rugby in 1843; in the spring of 1856, within five weeks, five of their children were carried off by virulent scarlet fever.

What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet."

The mulundo bears a fruit about the size of a cricket ball covered with a hard green shell and containing scarlet pips like a pomegranate.

Adonis autumnalis has become naturalized in some parts of England; the petals are scarlet with a dark spot at the base.

He already saw the scarlet of a cardinal awaiting him, and to this eminence he would assuredly have risen.

In C. Darwin's garden two rows of scarlet runners were entirely killed by frost, except three plants, which had not even the tips of their leaves browned.

The little rooibek of South Africa (Estrilda astrild) has been so long and well established in St Helena that it is known in the bird trade as the St Helena waxbill, and the brilliant scarlet weaver of Madagascar (Foudia madagascariensis) inhabits as an imported bird Mauritius, the Seychelles and even the remote Chagos Islands.

The detective is the direct descendant of the old "Bow Street runners" or "Robin Redbreasts" - so styled from their scarlet waistcoats - officers in attendance upon the old-fashioned police offices and despatched by the sitting magistrates to follow up any very serious crime in the interests of the public or at the urgent request of private persons.

This was tried largely in the case of smallpox, and once at least by Dr Erasmus Darwin in the case of scarlet fever.

Birds include the ostrich, great kori bustard, the eagle, vulture, hawk and crane, francolin, golden cuckoo, bootie, scarlet and yellow finches, kingfishers, parrots (in the eastern regions), pelicans and flamingoes.

The bright scarlet or dull red flowers appear before the leaves in March and April.

Cornelius van Drebbel, at Alkmaar, first employed cochineal for the production of scarlet in 1650.

To the patriarchate was appended a Sacred College of 24 prelates, who were privileged to officiate in the scarlet robes of cardinals, while the patriarch wore the vestments of a second pope.

In the most arid regions there is a small growth of green in the rainy season, and a rich display of small wild-flowers, as well as the enormous flower clusters of the yucca, and blooms in pink and orange, crimson, yellow and scarlet of the giant cactus and its fellows.

The cheek-prominences are of an intense blue, the effect of which is heightened by deeply sunk longitudinal furrows of a darker tint, while the central line and termination of the nose are bright scarlet.

The diseases to which the act applies are smallpox, cholera, membranous croup, erysipelas, scarlatina or scarlet fever, typhus, typhoid, enteric, relapsing, continued or puerperal fever, and any other infectious disease to which the act has been applied by the local authority of the district in the prescribed manner.

Van-Volxemii, with handsome scarlet flowers, is one of the finest species.

An inflorescence has the form of a dichotomouslybranched cyme bearing small erect cones; those containing the female flowers attain the size of a fir-cone, and are scarlet in colour.

The song birds and insectivorous birds include the cardinal grosbeak, scarlet and summer tanagers, meadow lark, song sparrow, catbird, brown thrasher, wood thrush, house wren, robin, blue bird, goldfinch, red-headed woodpecker, flicker (golden-winged woodpecker), and several species of warblers.

The insignia of office were the lituus, a staff free from knots and bent at the top, and the trabea, a kind of toga with bright scarlet stripes and a purple border.

Scarlet copes with white fur hoods have been in continuous use on ceremonial occasions in the universities, and are worn by bishops at the opening of parliament.

In its gorgeous colours the opah surpasses even the dolphins, all the fins being of a bright scarlet.

A Servian crowd at a festival presents a medley of brilliant and picturesque costumes, scarlet being the favourite colour.

Although flowers growing on the ground or on shrubs are not conspicuous for number or beauty, there arc many fine flowering trees, such as Poinciana regia, presenting a mass of scarlet flowers; 1 The words in parentheses are the native Malagasy names.

Their descendants retained certain honours in virtue of their royal origin, such as special terms of salutation, the use of the smaller scarlet umbrella (the larger one was the mark of royal rank), the right to build a particular kind of tomb, &c.; they also enjoyed exemption from certain government service, and from some punishments for crime.

The early manufactures of the county are all connected with the woollen trade, Lincoln being noted for its scarlet cloth in the 13th century, while an important export trade in the raw material sprang up at Boston.

It enters into combination with haemoglobin, forming a bright scarlet compound and interfering with respiration.

The beds contain pink pelargoniums, scarlet geraniums and purple cordylines with white alyssum around the edges.

At the moment we're asking people to keep an eye out for the scarlet malachite beetle.

He was never without a cold, except once for nine weeks while he had scarlet fever; and he always had chilblains.

Back in 1909, he was given a choice of royal blue, white or scarlet.

Original scarlet cloth, illustrated with figure of a Chinaman.

He created dynamic images ranging from steep perspectives of the gantry cranes, then down into the scarlet freight containers in the hold.

And health was also not improved e.g. diphtheria and scarlet fever increased.

No, choice is a large, lifeless herring that has been liberally doused in scarlet.

The wax candles burned brightly, the silver and crystal gleamed, so did the ladies' toilets and the gold and silver of the men's epaulets; servants in scarlet liveries moved round the table, the clatter of plates, knives, and glasses mingled with the animated hum of several conversations.

And Sonya, though she would never have dared to say so, knew it and blushed scarlet every time Dolokhov appeared.

The trabea, which in historical times was worn by the consuls when opening the temple of Janus, by the equites at their yearly inspection and on some other occasions, and by the Salii at their ritual dances, and had (according to tradition) formed the original costume of the augurs and flamens (who afterwards adopted the toga praetexta), was apparently a toga smaller in size than the ordinary civil dress, decorated with scarlet stripes (trabes).

Already, by the first of September, I had seen two or three small maples turned scarlet across the pond, beneath where the white stems of three aspens diverged, at the point of a promontory, next the water.

It is on clinical grounds that beriberi, scarlet fever, measles, &c., are recognized as belonging to the same class, and evolving in phases which differ not in intimate nature but in the more superficial and inessential characters of time, rate and polymorphism; and the impression is gaining strength that acute rheumatism belongs to the group of the infections, certain sore throats, chorea and other apparently distinct maladies being terms of this series.

The ribbon is scarlet with two white stripes.

We should bury him under the scarlet oak.