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Angelica

a genus of plants of the the coasts of Europe and North America. ANGELICA, a genus of plants of the anists divided into two, angelica and archangelica. The species are mostly herbaceous and perennial, natives of the temperate and colder region northern hemisphere. Wild herbaceous and perennial, natives of the temperate and colder regions of the and in woods in Britain and throughout many parts of Europe and Asia. The garden angelica (archangelica or archangelica officinalis) is a biennial plant, becoming perennial when not allowed to ripen its seeds. The whole plant, and especially the root, is aromatic and bitter, with a pleasant, somewhat musky color, and contains much resin and essential oil. The garden angelica was at one time also much cultivated for the blanched stalks, which were used as ter, with a pleasant, somewhat musky color, and contains much resin and esmidribs of the leaves, candied, are still, however, a well-known article of conone time also much cultivated for the blanched stalks, which were used as the roots and seeds are employed in the preparation of gin and of bitters. The roots are occasionally ground and made into bread in Norway, and the Icelanders eat the stem and roots raw, with butter.

Several species of angelica are natives of North America. roots are occasionally ground and made into bread in Norway. and the Icelanders ignation of the great friar-painter. Born eat the stem and roots raw, with butter. ince of Mugello, in 1407 he entered the Several species of angelica are natives he was tranferred to Florence, and in 1445 was summoned by the Pope to Rome, where he chiefly resided till his death in 1455. His frescoes are all in ANGELO Nicholas V. Of his easel pictures, the Louvre possesses a splendid example, "The Coronation of the Virgin," and the Florentine convent of San Marco, at Orvieto, and in the Vatican chapel of London National Gallery (since 1860) a "Glory," or Christ with 265 saints. Louvre possesses a splendid example, "The Coronation of the Virgin," and London National Gallery (since 1860) a "Glory," or Christ with 265 saints. the

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