437 illustrations of flowers and shrubs including: sabatia, safflower, saffron, sage, sainfoin, saltbush, sassafras, saururus, saxifrage, sedge, sesame, shad scale, shamrock, shooting star, skullcap, sloe, snakeroot, snapdragon, sneezeweed, snowberry, soapwort, sorrel, spurge, squash, St. John's wort, star of Bethlehem, starflower, stonecrop, strawberry, sumac, sundew, sundrops, and sunflower
Longitudinal section of flower of Silene Pennsylvanica, showing stipe between calyx and corolla.
"Silique, the fruit of certain cruciferous plants, consisting of a pair of valves which seperate from…
"Branch of Simarouba amara, with female flowers. a, a male flower; b, a female flower." -Whitney, 1911
The orders of simarubaceae, burseraceae, meliaceae, and malpighiaceae are pictured. The flowers of these…
Diagram of a simple cyme in which the axis lengthens, so as to take the form of a raceme.
Species of plant belonging to the Dryopteris, a large and widespread genus of medium terrestrial ferns.
In the single varieties of petunia there is variety in coloring. Some are beautifully veined, striped,…
Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope. (The term…
Sium sisarum. "A species of water parsnip, generally said to be of Chinese origin, long cultivated in…
"A plant of the genus Scutellaria: so called from the helmet-like appendage to the upper lip of the…
Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the leaf of the common skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata).
A shrub of the plum family, usually frowing to a height of from six to twelve feet. Its wood is hard…
Small flax lily is the common name of phormium cookianum. The flowers are yellow with greenish outer…
"Stem of "Smilax" (Myrsiphyllum). l, scale-like leaves; cl, cladophyll, or leaf-like branch, growing…
Smilax is a genus of about 300-350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China…
Plant native to South Africa, featuring rich folliage that is commonly used for decorations.
Sansevieria Zeylanica is the Latin name, but this plant is also called a Mother-in-law's Tongue. "A…
"Germinating seed of Ophiocaryon paradoxum. a. radicle; b. cauliculus; cc. cotyledons." -Lindley, 1853
Of the Composite family (Compositae): left, white snakeroot (Eupatorium urticaefolium); right, boneset…
Of the Parsley family (Umbelliferae), the Maryland black snakeroot (Sanicula marilandica).
"Flowering plant of sanicle (Sanicula marilandica). (a), a male flower; (b), the fruit." -Whitney, 1911
"Polygala senega of eastern North America. It sends up several stems from hard knotty root-stocks, bearing…
"Polygala senega of eastern North America. It sends up several stems from hard knotty root-stocks, bearing…
"Polygala senega of eastern North America. It sends up several stems from hard knotty root-stocks, bearing…
"The snapdragon catch-fly, showing tiny insects caught upon the sticky band of the stems." -University…
"2. corolla of Antirrhinum majus cut open; 3. its pistil; 4. its ripe fruit; 5. cross section of its…
Of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the small snapdragon (Antirrhinum Orontium).
Snow-on-the-mountain and ghost weed are the common names of euphorbia marginata. It is native from the…
Snowdrop is the common name for members of the genus Galanthus, a small genus of about 20 species in…
"Sapindus senegalensis. 1. an expanded flower; 2. a petal; 3. the ovaries before fertilisation; 4. a…
"Soapwort (Saponaria), a genus of plants of the natural order Caryophyllaceæ; so called because…
Pictured are flowers of the orders solanaceae, scrophulariaceae, bignoiaceae, and pedaliaceae. The flowers…