392 illustrations of flowers and shrubs including: pansy, papyrus, parsnip, passion flower, pea, peanut, pennyroyal, peony, pepper, periwinkle, petunia, phlox, pickerel, pigweed, pimento, pimpernel, pineapple, pinxter, pitcher plant, plantain, poison ivy, poison oak, pokeweed, pondweed, poplar, poppy, primrose, prunella, pulse, pumpkin, and pyrola

"The mint family of plants, of which the most important species are peppermint, spearmint and penny-royal, all contain an aromatic essential oil, possessing medicinal qualities." -Lupton

Peppermint

"The mint family of plants, of which the most important species are peppermint, spearmint and penny-royal,…

Flora named after canaries due to the similar coloring in its flowers.

Tropaeolum Peregrinum

Flora named after canaries due to the similar coloring in its flowers.

The leaves of pereskia aculeata are large and perfectly developed, with feather veins. Pereskia belongs to the cactus family.

Pereskia Aculeata

The leaves of pereskia aculeata are large and perfectly developed, with feather veins. Pereskia belongs…

The pereskia fruit is apple shaped and bears a number of leaf-like bracts on the skin.

Pereskia Fruit

The pereskia fruit is apple shaped and bears a number of leaf-like bracts on the skin.

Pereski grandiflora is a synonym of pereski grandifolia. The common name of pereski is barbados gooseberry. Grandiflora has solitary, white flowers. The stem is very spiny, the larger spines being two inches long.

Branch of Pereski Grandiflora

Pereski grandiflora is a synonym of pereski grandifolia. The common name of pereski is barbados gooseberry.…

The leaves of pereskia poeppigii are cylindrical and green. The stem is low and upright. The spines are strong and white.

Pereskia Poeppigii

The leaves of pereskia poeppigii are cylindrical and green. The stem is low and upright. The spines…

Herb belonging to the rhizomatous genus, native to the southeast US.

Uvularia Perfoliata

Herb belonging to the rhizomatous genus, native to the southeast US.

The perianth of a flower.

Perianth

The perianth of a flower.

The common name of peristeria is dove flower. The cerina variety has yellow flower produced in bunches on spikes. The leaves are large and dark green. Illustrated is the habit and detached flowers.

Peristeria Cerina

The common name of peristeria is dove flower. The cerina variety has yellow flower produced in bunches…

The common names of peristeria elata are Dove or Holy Ghost flower. The flowers are white with small lilac specks. The flowers appear July to September. The plant grows four feet tall.

Peristeria Elata

The common names of peristeria elata are Dove or Holy Ghost flower. The flowers are white with small…

"Vinca minor. 1. corolla opened; 2. style and stigma; 3. perpendicular section of the double ovary; 4. section of a seed." -Lindley, 1853

lesser Periwinkle

"Vinca minor. 1. corolla opened; 2. style and stigma; 3. perpendicular section of the double ovary;…

This persian lilac is a shrub featuring lance-like leaves.

Syringa Persica

This persian lilac is a shrub featuring lance-like leaves.

Enlarged petal of the Barberry, (Gray, 1858).

Barberry Petal

Enlarged petal of the Barberry, (Gray, 1858).

Pictured is a petaloid perianth as seen in lilium concolor pulchellum. All parts are petaloid.

Petaloid Perianth

Pictured is a petaloid perianth as seen in lilium concolor pulchellum. All parts are petaloid.

A genus of plants of the nightshade family, which are native to the warmer parts of America. The leaves are entire, and somewhat resemble those of tobacco, especially in having a sticky surface and in emitting a disagreeable odor when crushed. The plants are perennial herbs, and the flowers are either single or double. They are cultivated extensively in gardens and in greenhouses, where they are grown chiefly as annual plants, since they bloom early.

Petunia

A genus of plants of the nightshade family, which are native to the warmer parts of America. The leaves…

Petunia nyctaginiflora flowers grow on alone on small stems. The flowers are large and white. The flowers appear in August.

Flowering Branch of Petunia Nyctaginiflora

Petunia nyctaginiflora flowers grow on alone on small stems. The flowers are large and white. The flowers…

Petunia violacea flowers are purplish violet and every elegant. The flowers appear in August. The stems are numerous and six to ten inches long.

Flowering Branch of Petunia Violacea

Petunia violacea flowers are purplish violet and every elegant. The flowers appear in August. The stems…

Petunia violacea or the violetflower petunia is a trumpet shaped flowering plant of the Solanaceae family.

Violetflower Petunia

Petunia violacea or the violetflower petunia is a trumpet shaped flowering plant of the Solanaceae family.

Phacelia viscida flowers are blue or purplish. The flowers appear in July. The stems are erect, about one foot high, and branched.

Habit and Detached Flowering Branchlet of Phacelia Viscida

Phacelia viscida flowers are blue or purplish. The flowers appear in July. The stems are erect, about…

Phaius grandifolius flowers are brown within and white on the outside. The flowers are three to four inches across. The flowers spikes are many flowered and two to four feet tall.

Phaius Grandifolius

Phaius grandifolius flowers are brown within and white on the outside. The flowers are three to four…

The common name of phalaenopsis is moth orchid. The amabilis variety has white flowers with yellow streaks. The flowers sometimes exceed five inches in diameter. The flower appears in autumn.

Phalaenopsis Amabilis

The common name of phalaenopsis is moth orchid. The amabilis variety has white flowers with yellow streaks.…

The common name of phalaenopsis is moth orchid. The esmeralda variety has rose colored flowers one and a half inches in diameter. The stem is one foot high.

Phalaenopsis Esmeralda

The common name of phalaenopsis is moth orchid. The esmeralda variety has rose colored flowers one and…

The common name of phalaenopsis is moth orchid. The schilleriana variety measure more than two and a half inches across. The flowers are arranged in two rows along the spike. The flowers are a rosy color.

Phalaenopsis Schilleriana

The common name of phalaenopsis is moth orchid. The schilleriana variety measure more than two and a…

"Phalarideae. Spikelet of Hierochloe." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Phalarideae

"Phalarideae. Spikelet of Hierochloe." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Phalarideae. Spikelet of Anthoxanthum." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Phalarideae

"Phalarideae. Spikelet of Anthoxanthum." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Plant of Phaseolus grown in darkness.

Phaseolus

Plant of Phaseolus grown in darkness.

The common name of philadelphus coronarius is common mock orange or syringa. The primulaeflorus variety is a double flowered variety.

Flowering Twig of Philadelphus Coronarius Primulaeflorus

The common name of philadelphus coronarius is common mock orange or syringa. The primulaeflorus variety…

The common name of philadelphus coronarius is common mock orange or syringa. The flowers are white with a strong, orange-like scent. The flowers appear in May.

Flowering Branchlet of Philadelphus Coronarius

The common name of philadelphus coronarius is common mock orange or syringa. The flowers are white with…

Philadelphus gordonianus is a variety of mock orange. The flowers are white and scentless. The plant grows ten feet tall.

Flowering Branch of Philadelphus Gordonianus

Philadelphus gordonianus is a variety of mock orange. The flowers are white and scentless. The plant…

Philodendron mamei is a fine leaved, stemless herb. The leaves are large, heart shaped, and marked with whitish variegations.

Philodendron Mamei

Philodendron mamei is a fine leaved, stemless herb. The leaves are large, heart shaped, and marked with…

The flowers of philodendron selloum are deep green, bordered with white and white on the inside. The leaves are large, green, and long stalked.

Philodendron Selloum

The flowers of philodendron selloum are deep green, bordered with white and white on the inside. The…

The flowers of philodendron speciosum are purplish green on the outside and purplish red on the inside. The leaves are green and have a triangular shape.

Philodendron Speciosum

The flowers of philodendron speciosum are purplish green on the outside and purplish red on the inside.…

The leaves of philodendron verucosum are heart shaped and a delicate, satiny green. The leaves are shaded with a metallic olive color on the upper surface.

Branch and Detached Leaf of Philodendron Verucosum

The leaves of philodendron verucosum are heart shaped and a delicate, satiny green. The leaves are shaded…

A genus of plants with opposite leaves and beautiful flowers. There are many different species, mostly herbaceous, but some are shrubby plants, most of which are perennial. The flowers appear in clusters at the upper end of a stalk, and are white, blue, purple, lilac, or crimson.

Phlox

A genus of plants with opposite leaves and beautiful flowers. There are many different species, mostly…

Corolla of a Phlox, with salver-shaped corolla.

Phlox

Corolla of a Phlox, with salver-shaped corolla.

The flowers of phlox drummondii are red, varying to rose, purple or white, with a darker eye. The flowers appear in August.

Inflorescence of Phlox Drummondii

The flowers of phlox drummondii are red, varying to rose, purple or white, with a darker eye. The flowers…

Phlox paniculata flowers are pink-purple, varying to white. The flowers bloom in August. The plant is erect, smooth, rough, or hairy.

Inflorescence of Phlox Paniculata

Phlox paniculata flowers are pink-purple, varying to white. The flowers bloom in August. The plant is…

Phlox reptans flowers are purple or violet and bloom in spring. It is a neat and dwarf growing species.

Phlox Reptans

Phlox reptans flowers are purple or violet and bloom in spring. It is a neat and dwarf growing species.

Phlox subulata frondosa is a very vigorous variety with lilac-rose flowers.

Habit and Detached Flower and Leaves of Phlox Subulata Frondosa

Phlox subulata frondosa is a very vigorous variety with lilac-rose flowers.

Phlox subulata nivalis is a white variety of moss pink.

Flowering Branches of Phlox Subulata Nivalis

Phlox subulata nivalis is a white variety of moss pink.

The common names of phlox subulata are ground or moss pink. The flowers are pinkish with a dark center. The flowers bloom in April.

Flowering Branch of Phlox Subulata

The common names of phlox subulata are ground or moss pink. The flowers are pinkish with a dark center.…

"Flowers of Phlox drummondii showing salver-shaped corolla." -Whitney, 1911

Annual Phlox

"Flowers of Phlox drummondii showing salver-shaped corolla." -Whitney, 1911

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the downy phlox (Phlox pilosa).

Downy Phlox

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the downy phlox (Phlox pilosa).

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the Jacob's ladder (Polemonium Van-Bruntiae).

Jacob's Ladder

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the Jacob's ladder (Polemonium Van-Bruntiae).

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata).

Wild Blue Phlox

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata).

The common names of photinia japonica are Japan Medlar, Japan Quince, and Loquat. The flowers are white and bloom in autumn. The fruit is the size of a small apple.

Fruiting Branchlet of Photinia Japonica

The common names of photinia japonica are Japan Medlar, Japan Quince, and Loquat. The flowers are white…

Japan Medlar, Japan Quince, and Loquat are the common names of photinia japonica. The fruit is the size of a small apple and a pale, orange-red color. The plant grows between ten and twenty feet tall.

Inflorescence and Single Fruit of Photinia Japonica

Japan Medlar, Japan Quince, and Loquat are the common names of photinia japonica. The fruit is the size…

The common name of phygelius capensis is cape figwort. The flowers are scarlet and bloom in summer. The plant grows three feet tall.

Phygelius Capensis

The common name of phygelius capensis is cape figwort. The flowers are scarlet and bloom in summer.…

Phyllanthus angustifolius flowers are red and bloom in July. The stem is two feet high.

Branch of Phyllanthus Angustifolius

Phyllanthus angustifolius flowers are red and bloom in July. The stem is two feet high.

Phyllanthus chantrieri flowers are brick-red with pale yellow hairs. The flowers bloom in summer. Branches form a right angle with the stem.

Phyllanthus Chantrieri

Phyllanthus chantrieri flowers are brick-red with pale yellow hairs. The flowers bloom in summer. Branches…

The male flowers of phyllanthus salviaefolius are small and greenish. The female flowers are larger and tinted with red. The branches are much spreading.

Phyllanthus Salviaefolius

The male flowers of phyllanthus salviaefolius are small and greenish. The female flowers are larger…

Phyllocactus ackermanni flowers are rich crimson with shining petals. The flowers are six to eight inches in diameter.

Branch of Phyllocactus Ackermanni

Phyllocactus ackermanni flowers are rich crimson with shining petals. The flowers are six to eight inches…

The flowers of phyllocactus anguliger are three to five inches in diameter. The petals are white and the sepals are orange or yellowish. The stems are deeply angled.

Phyllocactus Anguliger

The flowers of phyllocactus anguliger are three to five inches in diameter. The petals are white and…

The petals of phyllocactus biformis flowers are narrow and about two or three inches long. The flowers are a pale, rosy pink color. The plant branches freely and is three feet tall.

Phyllocactus Biformis

The petals of phyllocactus biformis flowers are narrow and about two or three inches long. The flowers…

Phylloxera Vastatrix- a, an unaffected rootlet of grape; b, rootlets with newly-formed galls; c, same, with old and dried-up tissue; dd, groups of the lice on roots and rootlets.

Phylloxera Vastatr

Phylloxera Vastatrix- a, an unaffected rootlet of grape; b, rootlets with newly-formed galls; c, same,…

Phylloxera Vastatrix, root showing location of the eggs.

Phylloxera Vastatr

Phylloxera Vastatrix, root showing location of the eggs.

The common name of physianthus albens is white bladder flower. The flower is white with a tinge of red. The flowers bloom in July.

Physianthus Albens

The common name of physianthus albens is white bladder flower. The flower is white with a tinge of red.…

"Pysostemon lanceolatum. 1. a flower of the natural size; 2. the calyx, stamens, and ovary; 3. the ripe fruit, with one valve separating; 4, a seed; 5. the same cut vertically, to show the incurved embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Physostemon lanceolatum

"Pysostemon lanceolatum. 1. a flower of the natural size; 2. the calyx, stamens, and ovary; 3. the ripe…

The common name of phyteuma is horned rampion. The charmelii variety has blue flowers in spherical heads. The flowers bloom May to August. The plant grows between six and twelve inches tall.

Phyteuma Charmelii

The common name of phyteuma is horned rampion. The charmelii variety has blue flowers in spherical heads.…

The common name of phyteuma is horned rampion. The humile variety has blue flowers in globose heads. The flowers bloom in July. The plant grows three inches tall.

Habit and Detached Flower of Phyteuma Humile

The common name of phyteuma is horned rampion. The humile variety has blue flowers in globose heads.…