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  • [Note 58: All the orange and lemon tribe, papaws, cashew nuts, melons and gourds, pomegranates, guavas, &c.] [Note 59: The Madagascar perriwinkle is the most common, many parasitic plants, and almost all the papilionaceous and the bell-shaped creepers: the passion flowers also are common.]

    Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham

  • The perriwinkle and violet-plants grew thick as ever round the steps by which the wandering party re-entered the garden.

    Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times 1851

  • I have no doubt but there are many other Species of fish which also exist in this quarter at different Seasons of the year, which we have not had an oppertunity of seeing. the Shell fish are the Clam, perriwinkle, common

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Various beds to the front feature seasonal plantings such as vinca, probably better known here as perriwinkle.

    StAugustine.com 2009

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  • periwinkle's dittographic older brother.

    July 31, 2008