Bot. [L.] The Marsh Marigold; also the genus to which it belongs.

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1599.  Cutwode, Caltha Poet., lxii.

        To buz of Caltha now the Bee was bold,
  of Caltha now were all the Echos ringing:
For now no more he cals her Marygold,
  but newes from Lady Caltha is he bringing.

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1718.  Prior, Poems, 400. Wanting the Sun, why does the Caltha fade?

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1882.  Garden, 10 June, 404/3. The richly coloured double yellow Caltha.

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