HENRY HOWE
\hˈɛnɹi hˈa͡ʊ], \hˈɛnɹi hˈaʊ], \h_ˈɛ_n_ɹ_i h_ˈaʊ]\
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An American historical writer and compiler; born at New Haven, Conn., 1816. He published: "Memoir of Eminent Mechanics" (1839); "Travels and Adventures of Celebrated Travelers" (1853); "Adventures and Achievements of Americans" (1858); "Over the World" (1883); "Our Whole Country"; "The Great West"; etc. Died in Cincinnati, - , 1893.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.