AMASA WALKER
\amˈɑːsə wˈɔːkə], \amˈɑːsə wˈɔːkə], \a_m_ˈɑː_s_ə w_ˈɔː_k_ə]\
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An American reformer, merchant, statesman, and political economist; born at Woodstock, Conn., May 4, 1799; died at North Brookfield, Mass., Oct. 29, 1875. He was one of the editors of the Transactions of the Agricultural Society of Massachusetts (7 vols., 1848-54); and published his great work on political economy, "The Science of Wealth", in 1866.
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.