Also look for such colors as the blue-violet of bird's eye gilia and the white of popcorn flowers.— Home
Datis anchored that evening off the island of Цgilia, and at the same moment the victorious army perceived a signal hoisted on the heights of Pentelicus apparently to attract his attention; when he set sail the next morning and, instead of turning eastwards, proceeded to double Cape Sunion, Miltiades had no longer any doubt that treachery was at work, and returned to Athens by forced marches.— History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12)
Ægilia, _Wlk_. describens, _Wlk_.— Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)
This is the gilia the children call "evening snow," and it is no use trying to improve on children's names for wild flowers.— The Land of Little Rain
a mertensia, hydrophyllum, white boragewort, orthocarpus, several species of violets, and a tall scarlet gilia.— Steep Trails

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