Again and again he called out the magic formula in tones now commanding and now entreating, and lastly quite passionately, only there was no spur nor whip that could move the ragwort to serve as his horse.
But no horsie answered to the appeal, and the ragwort remained the simple herb it was before.
And though as long as he lived he could not resist pulling up some ragwort at every full moon, just to see if it possessed the wished for quality, and muttering, "Up!
Now," thought he, "I need only gather some ragwort and go home.
The stems of the Ragwort are sometimes white and woolly, and they are covered all over with deep ridges.
Judging from my brief inspection, it seemed to me that the latter occupation was far more strenuous than the ragwort job; but they seemed much happier than usual, and were working overtime without a struggle!
In a grass field close by hundreds of thousands of Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) make a glorious golden carpet; in the marshy part of the meadow the Water Ragwort (Senecio aquaticus) may be found.
Cloud shadow, gleaming sunshine, purple heather, yellow ragwort like dusts of gold upon the mountain side, and at his feet the ever-changing sea.
And where men never sow, Have I my Thistles set, Ragwort and stiff Wormwood And straggling Mignonette, Bugloss and Burdock rank And prickly Teasel high, With Umbels yellow and white, That come to kexes dry.
Yes, I am convinced of it; it was that bunch of yellow ragwort on the mantelpiece in my bedroom.
But the yellow ragwort was all over; great patches of it grew even on the margin of the sand, and its bright flowers gave the whole place a golden colouring.
So ended my visit to Runswick; and when I consider all that happened during those few weeks, I think it is small wonder that the little bay is still fresh in my memory, and that Ella's yellow ragwort made me dream of it so distinctly.
One of the most conspicuous flowers of the summer is the Common Ragwort (Senecio Jacobaea).
The Common Ragwortof waste places, described on p.
Marsh Ragwort (Senecio aquaticus), which varies from one to three feet in height, and flowers in July and August.
And morality might almost take care of itself, if people knew the strong and exquisite pleasures to be found, like the aromatic ragwort growing on every wall and stone-heap in the south, everywhere in the course of everyday life.
Ragwort is under the command of Dame Venus, and cleanses, digests, and discusses.
Its flowers, like those of the ragwort just mentioned, also smell sweetly of honey.
Burns tells the story of a company of witches pulling ragwort by the roadside, getting each astride her ragwort with the summons "Up horsie!
Note: Senecio aureus is the golden ragwort of the United States: S.
Moths of the second generation often abound at the sugar patches, and on ragwort blossom.
It appears in the autumn, and is frequently seen at light, and although not very partial to sugar it occasionally visits that attraction as well as ragwort blossom, etc.
It seems to prefer the flowers of the ragwort and the honey-dew on foliage to sugar, but the latter has attractions for it nevertheless.
Feeds in July and August on ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and sometimes occurs in such numbers as to completely clear large patches of the plant of every particle of green, leaving nothing but the tougher portions of the bare stems.
Ragwort grows most abundantly and most luxuriantly in swamps or moist ground, but is also found in dry places or stony pastures.
In late March and early April, Ragwort shows simply a tuft of stemmed, heart-shaped leaves, resembling those of Violets.
She was seated in a hollow of the hill, and the tall star-grass and blossomingragwort grew so freely at this spot that only her head was visible.
No golden head was to be seen amid the star-grass and ragwort this time; no graceful girl's figure was outlined against the evening sky.
But as they turned to tramp through the ragwortand bracken towards the house, intent on cups of tea, the sight of the western sky gave them sudden start.
He plunged on through the masses of dripping ragworttowards the eastern cliff, and stood absorbed by the grim fury of the Gouliot Race.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ragwort" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
