Plants Named After Robert Fortune
- Arundinaria fortunei
- Cephalotaxus fortunei
- Cyrtomium fortunei
- Euonymus fortunei
- Hosta fortunei
- Keteleeria fortunei
- Mahonia fortunei
- Maxburretia fortunei
- Osmanthus fortunei
- Pleioblastus fortunei
- Rhododendron fortunei
- Rosa fortuniana
- Trachycarpus fortunei
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Famous quotes containing the words plants, named, robert and/or fortune:
“And time brings down what is both strong and tall.
But plants new set to be eradicate,
And buds new blown, to have so short a date,
Is by his hand alone that guides nature and fate.”
—Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612–1672)
“The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-Interest always runs a good race.”
—Gough Whitlam (b. 1916)
“You know, there’s a cowboy movie where one joker says, “Mighty quiet out there. Too quiet,” he says. Same thing every time; it’s too quiet.”
—James Poe, U.S. screenwriter, and Based On Play. Robert Aldrich. Sergeant Costa (Jack Palance)
“While fortune smiles, you’ll count your friends by scores;
If the sky clouds over, you will be alone.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)