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DIED. THALASSA CRUSO, 88, TV's prickly mother of all flora; in Wellesley, Mass. The British star of the educational series Making Things Grow practiced tough love: she poked, prodded and downright bullied fading philodendrons and pooped polypodies until they stood at attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jun. 30, 1997 | 6/30/1997 | See Source »

Azaleas too pooped to pop? Fluffy ruffles lost their curl? Pollypoddies look like a tossed salad? Take heart. For every ailment, TV Horticulturist Thalassa Cruso has a remedy: "A highhanded plunge into a bathtub full of sudsy water will do wonders for your plant." If not, well, "then throw it out. You'll feel much happier replacing it with a fresher, sprightlier plant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Programming: The Private Spring Of Thalassa Cruso | 3/29/1968 | See Source »

WATERFRONT CLUB--Joe Kent and his five troubadors are the latest rave in Vincent Club circles. The intriguing murals are vaguely reminiscent of Gloucester, England. The lobster thermidor is delicious. A very snappy floor show has been imported from Paris. Lot Mr. Cruso reserve you a tabic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: with the NAVY Goat | 11/13/1936 | See Source »

Prof. Francis William Newman has recently published a Latin translation of Robinson Cruso, under the title "Rebelius Crusoe; a book to lighten tedium to the learner of Latin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/24/1885 | See Source »

...Fellows drank out of silver 'potts," each man having his own. In 1622 "Mr. Cruso's pott" was mended at a cost of 2s., and several entries of old cups changed for new ones (the Fellow who had the use of it contributing out of his private means as to get a larger or finer goblet) show how it is that old silverware is so hard to find nowadays. But they did not always drink out of the nobler metal, "a little jug and pott for the fellows in ye halle and parlour" being bought...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OLD OXFORD CUSTOMS. | 11/20/1883 | See Source »

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