Preceded by the cross-bearer, with slow and measured steps, and singing the hymn, "O gloriosa Virginum," the procession of nuns entered the sacred edifice, and took their allotted places.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
It would be vain to attempt an enumeration of the myriad examples, but memory is quick to recall the charming pitcher plant, the lotus,-its flower eight inches in diameter,-the yellow jessamine, the gorgeous magnolia, with innumerable orchids in their perfection of form and color, not forgetting the orange-hued gloriosa, and the beautiful vine bearing the wild passion-flower.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
The bungalow was thatched, the eaves supported by square pillars; and the verandah was screened by bamboo trellis-work up which climbed the beautiful gloriosa superba.
"Banked Fires"
E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi