Flower

with one segment of calyx removed; 2, ovary 3 8, section of ditto; 4, stamen. leaves and brown flowers, former] among herbalists as an emetic. (Greek, unconsumadie), a fibrous forn a silicate of magnesium, aluminium iron; white, grey, or green in colour, with: lustre, in flexible threads, sometimes over: long. It is not fused by ordinary flame, an been woven into fireproof fabrics; but is nov used for packing pistons, fireproof safes, anc and for gas-stoves, It is found in ser in Angle sea and Cornwall; but the finer form, known as Amianthus, is obtained fron Alps, Pyrenees, Urals, New South Wales, etc leather, mountain cork, and mount a i) are brown, felted varieties. PETER CHRISTIAN, a Danisl and investigator of folk-lore, was born il He was so poor that he was long in graduatin; University of Christiania. He worked in con with Pastor Jorgen Moe amongst thi collecting tales and legends, which wer in 1838-42-45, and met with grea He next devoted himself to mar in and made valuable discoveries. In 185 became forest inspector, and much advancec peat industry. He retired in 1876, and pub a complete and illustrated edition of th Folke-og Huldre-Eventyr in 1879. He als many original stories for children in the styl Christian Andersen. He died in 1885.