Some of the plants have obituary names: Iris, Basil, Rue, Rosemary, and Verbena. Some, like meadowsweet and cowslips, sweetflag and spikenard, are like the names of Shakespeare fairies.
有的植物名带不祥(iris、basil、rue、rosemary, and verbena),而有的植物名字就如同莎士比亚的小仙女(meadowsweet、cowslipss、sweet flag and spikenard)。
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Among the 16 confections: a Union Jack flag, Big Ben andfondant-art renderings of the sweet, betrothed couple.
一共16种甜食,其中有:米字旗、糖艺、大本钟、订婚夫妇。
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Root of wash'd sweet-flag! Timorous pond-snipe! Nest of guarded.