336 illustrations of flowers and shrubs including: balm, balsam, barberry, bartonia, basil, bearberry, bedstraw, beech, begonia, bellflower, berberis, bindweed, birthwort, bitter cress, black pepper, blackberry, borage, broomrape, bryony, buckeye, buckthorn, buckwheat, bugloss, bur-reed, buttercup, and butterwort

Bulb of Dicentra, in the herb family,(Gray, 1858).

Bulb

Bulb of Dicentra, in the herb family,(Gray, 1858).

From the bottom of the bulb, roots descend into soil to absorb moisture and other matter from it, while, above, it sends up leaves to digest and convert these matters into nourishment.

Lily Bulb

From the bottom of the bulb, roots descend into soil to absorb moisture and other matter from it, while,…

The flowers of bulbocodium vernum are a violet-purple color with a white spot on the claw. The flowers are tubular and funnel shaped. The bulbs are black and two or three flowers grow from each bulb.

Bulbocodium Vernum

The flowers of bulbocodium vernum are a violet-purple color with a white spot on the claw. The flowers…

Ranunculus bulbosus, commonly known as St Anthony's turnip or bulbous buttercup, is a perennial weed of the Buttercup Family. It has attractive yellow flowers, and deeply divided, three-lobed long-petioled basal leaves. Bulbous buttercup is known to form tufts.

Bulbous Buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus, commonly known as St Anthony's turnip or bulbous buttercup, is a perennial weed…

Of the Dogwood family (Cornaceae), the dwarf cornel bunchberry (Cornus Canadensis).

Dwarf Cornel Bunchberry

Of the Dogwood family (Cornaceae), the dwarf cornel bunchberry (Cornus Canadensis).

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the american bur-reed (Sparganium americanum).

American Bur-Reed

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the american bur-reed (Sparganium americanum).

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the floating bur-reed (Sparganium fluctuans).

Floating Bur-Reed

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the floating bur-reed (Sparganium fluctuans).

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the Sparganium diversifolium.

Sparganium diversifolium

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the Sparganium diversifolium.

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the small bur-reed (Sparganium minimum).

Small Bur-Reed

Of the bur-reed family (Sparganium), the small bur-reed (Sparganium minimum).

Burbidgea nitida flowers are a bright, orange-scarlet color. Each stem has numerous flowers. The flowers bloom in the summer.

Burbidgea Nitida

Burbidgea nitida flowers are a bright, orange-scarlet color. Each stem has numerous flowers. The flowers…

"Inflorescence and flowers of the burdock (Arctium minus). a, Inflorescences; b, longitudinal section of the same; c, bud of individual flower; d, mature flower; sty, stigma; stig, style; a, ring of syngenesius anthers; c, corolla; p, pappus (calyx); ov, ovary; e, mature seed." -Gager, 1916

Lesser Burdock

"Inflorescence and flowers of the burdock (Arctium minus). a, Inflorescences; b, longitudinal section…

Of the Composite family (Compositae), the smaller burdock (Arctium minus).

Smaller Burdock

Of the Composite family (Compositae), the smaller burdock (Arctium minus).

The flowers of burlingtonia decora are white or rose colored spotted with red. The lip of the flower is pure white. Oval, pseudo-bulbs arise from the long, slender stem.

Flower-Spike, Pseudo-Bulb, and Leaf of Burlingtonia Decora

The flowers of burlingtonia decora are white or rose colored spotted with red. The lip of the flower…

A herb with a cucumber like flavor.

Canadian Burnet

A herb with a cucumber like flavor.

"Sanguisorba officinalis. 1. a flower with a pair of bracts; 2. the same with half the calyx cut away; 3. a ripe fruit, from which the calyx has been removed; 4. a vertical section of fruit and calyx; 5. transverse section of a fruit." -Lindley, 1853

Great Burnet

"Sanguisorba officinalis. 1. a flower with a pair of bracts; 2. the same with half the calyx cut away;…

"Burs. A, sticktights; B, sticktights, two segments; C, burdock; D, cockleburs." -Bergen, 1896

Burrs

"Burs. A, sticktights; B, sticktights, two segments; C, burdock; D, cockleburs." -Bergen, 1896

The common name of butomus umbellatus is Flowering Rush. Flowering Rush is an aquatic plant. The flowers are rose colored and bloom in the summer.

Habit and Single Flower of Butomus Umbellatus

The common name of butomus umbellatus is Flowering Rush. Flowering Rush is an aquatic plant. The flowers…

Plant of ranunculus bulbosus, showing determinate inflorescence

Buttercup

Plant of ranunculus bulbosus, showing determinate inflorescence

Flower of Ranunculus bulbosus, or buttercup, insection.

Buttercup

Flower of Ranunculus bulbosus, or buttercup, insection.

Akene of a Buttercup.

Buttercup

Akene of a Buttercup.

"Ceratocephalus orthoceras. 1. flower; 2. ripe fruit." -Lindley, 1853

Buttercup

"Ceratocephalus orthoceras. 1. flower; 2. ripe fruit." -Lindley, 1853

A type of flower.

Buttercup

A type of flower.

"Flower of a buttercup (Ranunculus sp.); a, b, normal, showing 5 petals; c, d, petalody of stamens; e, petal with nectary at its base; f-h ripened ovaries." -Gager, 1916

Buttercup Flowers

"Flower of a buttercup (Ranunculus sp.); a, b, normal, showing 5 petals; c, d, petalody of stamens;…

"Rue anemone (Anemonella thalictroides). 1, normal flower with 5 petals; 3, petalody of stamens; 4, coalescence of petals (c1); 2, coalescence (c), and petalody of stamens. At 2, s is shown a stamen partially transformed into a petal, but with a portion of the anther still remaining." -Gager, 1916

Buttercup Flowers

"Rue anemone (Anemonella thalictroides). 1, normal flower with 5 petals; 3, petalody of stamens; 4,…

"Palmately divided leaf of buttercup." -Bergen, 1896

Buttercup Leaf

"Palmately divided leaf of buttercup." -Bergen, 1896

Akene of a Buttercup, divided lengthwise, to show the contained seed.

Akene of a Buttercup

Akene of a Buttercup, divided lengthwise, to show the contained seed.

Ranunculus bulbosus or the bulbous buttercup is a perennial weed of the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.

Bulbous Buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus or the bulbous buttercup is a perennial weed of the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.

Section of the ovary of a Buttercup, lengthwise, showing its ascending ovule.

Ovary of a Buttercup

Section of the ovary of a Buttercup, lengthwise, showing its ascending ovule.

Also known as Ranunculus asiaticus. A herbaceous perennial plant with red or pink flowers. The stems are simple and branched at the base. They generally bloom in May and June.

Persian Buttercup

Also known as Ranunculus asiaticus. A herbaceous perennial plant with red or pink flowers. The stems…

The butterfly weed or Asclepias tuberosa is a milkweed plant used for medicinal purposes.

Butterfly Weed

The butterfly weed or Asclepias tuberosa is a milkweed plant used for medicinal purposes.

Of the Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae), the butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa).

Butterfly Weed

Of the Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae), the butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa).

Leaf of Butterwort with left margin inflected over a row of small flies

Butterwort

Leaf of Butterwort with left margin inflected over a row of small flies

Glands from surface of leaf by which the sticky liquid is secreted and by means of which the products of digestion are absorbed

Butterwort

Glands from surface of leaf by which the sticky liquid is secreted and by means of which the products…

The carnivorous plant, the butterwort, of the genus Pinguicula.

Butterwort

The carnivorous plant, the butterwort, of the genus Pinguicula.

"Pinguicula vulgaris. 1. calyx, &c. 2. stamen; 3. pistil; 4. longitudinal section of it; 5. half a fruit; 6. seeds, natural size; 7. embryo very much magnified." -Lindley, 1853

Common Butterwort

"Pinguicula vulgaris. 1. calyx, &c. 2. stamen; 3. pistil; 4. longitudinal section of it; 5. half a fruit;…

"Brunia japonica. 1. a flower; 2. a perpendicular section of the pistil; 3. a head of fruit; 4. a section of a seed." -Lindley, 1853

Butttonbush

"Brunia japonica. 1. a flower; 2. a perpendicular section of the pistil; 3. a head of fruit; 4. a section…