Object in The Oz Series
the Royal Bush of the Mangaboos
Also known as one large and beautiful bush, this one bush, the great bush, her bush.
A single large, beautiful bush enclosed within a smaller inner circle of hedge, upon which all Princes and Rulers of the Mangaboos have grown from time immemorial; it currently bears the Royal Princess poised on its central stalk.
Appears in 2 chapters, first in chapter 73, last in chapter 74.
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What the story establishes
| Appearance | A large, beautiful bush enclosed within its own smaller hedge circle, with a central stalk on which stands the poised figure of an exquisitely formed and colored girl in a soft, satin-like gown with lace-like traceries, her flesh smooth and fine as polished ivory. (as of ch. 73) |
| Object type | Artifact |
Relationships
- part of ← the Royal Princess ch. 73The exquisite Royal Princess stands poised, still growing and nearly ripe, upon the central stalk of the Royal Bush of the Mangaboos.
- descended from ← the man with the star ch. 73The Prince, like all Mangaboo Princes and Rulers before him, grew upon the Royal Bush of the Mangaboos from time immemorial.
- located in → the public gardens ch. 73The Royal Bush grows within a smaller inner circle of hedge inside the folk garden the Prince leads the party to, set apart from the ordinary rows of Mangaboo bushes.
From the text
This," said he, "is the Royal Bush of the Mangaboos. All of our Princes and Rulers have grown upon this one bush from time immemorial.Chapter 73
Her flesh was fine and smooth as polished ivory, and her poise expressed both dignity and grace.Chapter 73
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