madrono

And when she did permit herself to think a little gravely, it was to admit that Shaw and the sages of the madrono grove might be right in their diatribes on the hunting proclivities of women.

CHAPTER XXVI 2010

He found himself in a partly new flora, to which she was the guide, pointing out to him all the varieties of the oaks, making him acquainted with the madrono and the manzanita, teaching him the names, habits, and habitats of unending series of wild flowers, shrubs, and ferns.

Chapter XV 2010

He had been at work here, and a steep and slippery horse trail now crossed the creek, so they rode up beyond, through the somber redwood twilight, and, farther on, through a tangled wood of oak and madrono.

Chapter XXIV 2010

Thus, on the ranch here, a patteran could be made of manzanita and madrono, of oak and spruce, of buckeye and alder, of redwood and laurel, of huckleberry and lilac.

CHAPTER XVII 2010

The sages from the madrono grove strayed in for wordy dinners — ­and wordy evenings, except when Paula played for them.

CHAPTER XVII 2010

On either side of the glade was a fence, of the old stake-and-rider type, though little of it was to be seen, so thickly was it overgrown by wild blackberry bushes, scrubby oaks and young madrono trees.

THE HOBO AND THE FAIRY 2010

He now found himself in a nook of several acres, where the oak and manzanita and madrono gave way to clusters of stately redwoods.

Chapter VIII 2010

The sages of the madrono grove were at table, and, with Paula, Dick and Graham, made up the dinner party of seven.

CHAPTER XXII 2010

Back in the house, Dick found Paula playing to the madrono sages, and ensconced himself on the couch to wait and wonder if she would kiss him good night when bedtime came.

CHAPTER XXIII 2010

Sometimes, when all seemed fair, the lack was a railroad, sometimes madrono and manzanita trees, and, usually, there was too much fog.

CHAPTER XVII 2010