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The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Corms are found on the ends of the roots in the autumn.

Mode of Increase of Gladiolus Corm

The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Corms are found on the ends of the roots in the autumn.

The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Gladiolus cardinalis flowers are scarlet with large white spots. The stem is three to four feet high.

Habit and Detached Single Flower of Gladiolus Cardinalis

The common name of gladiolus is corn flag. Gladiolus cardinalis flowers are scarlet with large white…

Gladiolus gandavensis flowers are a rich crimson marked with yellow. The flowers bloom in the summer. This plant is a hybrid between gladiolus psittacinus and gladiolus cardinalis.

Hybrids from Gladiolus Gandavensis

Gladiolus gandavensis flowers are a rich crimson marked with yellow. The flowers bloom in the summer.…

The corolla of gladiolus psittancinus flowers are greenish with purple streaks. The limb is a rich scarlet spotted with yellow. The spikes are more than one foot long with ten to twelve flowers.

Habit and Detached Single Flower of Gladiolus Psittacinus

The corolla of gladiolus psittancinus flowers are greenish with purple streaks. The limb is a rich scarlet…

The nephrodium leuzeanum fern has fronds that are four to six feet long. The pinnae are about one to one and a half feet long. This fern can be found from North India to Fiji.

Habit and Detached Pinnule of Nephrodium Leuzeanum

The nephrodium leuzeanum fern has fronds that are four to six feet long. The pinnae are about one to…

<i>Aegle marvelous</i> is the bael fruit of India. The fruit is round and greenish yellow. The hard shell is filled with pale orange, aromatic pulp.

Aegle Marmelos

Aegle marvelous is the bael fruit of India. The fruit is round and greenish yellow. The hard shell is…

<I>Atalantia ceylonica</I> is a spiny shrub or small tree native to India. The leaves grow up to three inches long. The inside of the fruit is dry.

Atalantia Ceylonica

Atalantia ceylonica is a spiny shrub or small tree native to India. The leaves grow up to three inches…

The common names of <I>Benincasa hispida</I> are wax gourd, white gourd of India, zit-kwa, Chinese preserving melon, and Chinese watermelon. The fruit is oblong, ten to sixteen inches long. The fruit has white flesh and cucumber like seeds.

Benincasa Hispida

The common names of Benincasa hispida are wax gourd, white gourd of India, zit-kwa, Chinese preserving…

The common name of curcuma petiolata is queen lily. The leaves are six to eight inches long. The flowers are pale yellow. The plant is native to India.

Curcuma Petiolata

The common name of curcuma petiolata is queen lily. The leaves are six to eight inches long. The flowers…

Cycas pectinata is an evergreen, palm like tree. The tree grows ten feet tall. It is native to India.

Cycas Pectinata

Cycas pectinata is an evergreen, palm like tree. The tree grows ten feet tall. It is native to India.

The common name of cyrtomium falcatum is holly fern. The fern is native to Japan and India. It has large, thick, glossy foliage.

Cyrtomium Falcatum

The common name of cyrtomium falcatum is holly fern. The fern is native to Japan and India. It has large,…

Daedalacanthus nervosus is native to India. It grows two to six feet tall.

Daedalacanthus Nervosus

Daedalacanthus nervosus is native to India. It grows two to six feet tall.

Illustrated is davallia bullata grown as a fern ball. It is native from India to Japan.

Davallia Bullata

Illustrated is davallia bullata grown as a fern ball. It is native from India to Japan.

Durian is the common name of durio zibethinus. The fruit tree is native to India and Malaysia. Concerning the odor of the durian it has been said that is smells like a mixture of old cheese and onions flavored with turpentine. But those who eat it love it despite the odor.

Durian

Durian is the common name of durio zibethinus. The fruit tree is native to India and Malaysia. Concerning…

Crape myrtle is the common name of lagerstroemia indica. It is cultivated in India but probably native to China. The flowers are usually bright pink.

Crape Myrtle

Crape myrtle is the common name of lagerstroemia indica. It is cultivated in India but probably native…

Licula peltata is a showy, dwarf fan palm native to India. The leaves are round and three to five feet in diameter.

Licula Peltata

Licula peltata is a showy, dwarf fan palm native to India. The leaves are round and three to five feet…

Lilium neilgherrense blooms in August and September and is native to India. There are one to three flowers that are six to eight inches long. The flowers are cream colored faintly tinged with purple.

Lilium Neilgherrense

Lilium neilgherrense blooms in August and September and is native to India. There are one to three flowers…

Acid lime is the common name of citrus aurantifolia. The lime is found in most tropical areas including India, Mexico, and the warmer parts of Florida.

Acid Lime

Acid lime is the common name of citrus aurantifolia. The lime is found in most tropical areas including…

Illustrated is a leaf of <i>melia azedarach</i>. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of India. The leaves are three feet long and stalked.

China Tree Leaf

Illustrated is a leaf of melia azedarach. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of…

The gonfalon, gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone) is a type of heraldic flag or banner, often pointed, swallow-tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar in an identical manner to the ancient Roman vexillum.

Gonfanon

The gonfalon, gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone) is a type of heraldic flag or banner, often…

The Pennon is a flag of Great Britain.

Pennon

The Pennon is a flag of Great Britain.

The Banner is a flag of Great Britain.

Banner

The Banner is a flag of Great Britain.

The Pennoncel is a flag of Great Britain.

Pennoncel

The Pennoncel is a flag of Great Britain.

The Flag of St. George is a flag of Great Britain. It shows the red cross of St. George on a white field, and survives only as a flag of command in the royal navy.

Flag of St. George

The Flag of St. George is a flag of Great Britain. It shows the red cross of St. George on a white field,…

The Royal Standard is a flag of Great Britain.

Royal Standard

The Royal Standard is a flag of Great Britain.

The White Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the peculiar flag of the royal navy.

White Ensign

The White Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the peculiar flag of the royal navy.

The Blue Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the distinctive ensign of the royal naval reserve.

Blue Ensign

The Blue Ensign is a flag of Great Britain. It is the distinctive ensign of the royal naval reserve.

The Union Flag is the national flag of Great Britain. It is more properly called the 'Great Union', established by royal proclamation of April 12, 1606. It was formed by a combination of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew; at the union with Ireland in 1801, the cross of St. Patrick was added. It is essentially the military flag of England. It is flown as the war jack on the jackstaff of English warships.

Union (National) Flag of Great Britain

The Union Flag is the national flag of Great Britain. It is more properly called the 'Great Union',…

The Red Ensign is the flag of the British merchant service.

Red Ensign

The Red Ensign is the flag of the British merchant service.

The Admiralty Flag is a flag of Great Britain.

Admiralty Flag

The Admiralty Flag is a flag of Great Britain.

The Union Flag after the Union of Ireland and Great Britain, and the addition of the cross of St. Patrick.

Union Flag: Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, and St Patrick

The Union Flag after the Union of Ireland and Great Britain, and the addition of the cross of St. Patrick.

This is a flag of Great Britain.

Blazon of Union Flag

This is a flag of Great Britain.

Guava (<i>Psidium guayava</i>) is a low-growing West Indian tree belonging to the family Myrtaceæ. It bears white flowers, followed by fragrant, yellow, fleshy fruits, extensively employed in the making of preserves and jellies. The guava also grows in the East Indies; and there is a Chinese variety, <i>P. cattleianum</i>, the strawberry guava.

Guava

Guava (Psidium guayava) is a low-growing West Indian tree belonging to the family Myrtaceæ. It bears…

Jungle-fowl is a general name given to the members of the genus Gallus. The red jungle-fowl, G. jerrugineus, is the origin of the domesticated breeds of poultry. It inhabits India, Farther India, Sumatra, the Philippines, Celebes, and Timor, and strongly resembles the 'black-breasted game' variety of domesticated birds, with its fine orange or purplish-red upper surface, and greenish-black wings, tail, and under surface. Though excessively pugnacious in the wild state, polygamy is stated to be then rare. Three other species of jungle-fowl are known: the gray jungle-fowl of S. Central, and W. India (G. Sonnerati), G. Lafayettii of Ceylon, and G. varius of Java, Lombok, and Flores; but all these are stated to be sterile when mated with the common fowl.

Jungle-fowl

Jungle-fowl is a general name given to the members of the genus Gallus. The red jungle-fowl, G. jerrugineus,…

Jute, also known as Calcutta Hemp, is a fiber obtained from several species of the genus Corchorus of the order Tiliaceæ, and employed in the manufacture of the coarser textiles. The great bulk of the world's supply is derived from two species, C. capsularis and C. olitorius (Jew's Mallow), both of which are indigenous to Bengal, India, where from remote times they have been cultivate for economic purposes. The two species are similar in appearance, but may be distinguished by the form of the seed pods, which are nearly spherical in C. capsularis, and long and narrow in C. olitorius. Both plants are herbaceous annuals with straight, slender stalks from 5 to 15 feet in height, branched at the top, and bearing small yellow flowers. The fiber, which is derived from the inner bark, is of a creamy yellow or light buff color and of a silky luster. It spins well, but is not as strong as flax or hemp, and deteriorates rapidly. The young shoots are used as pot herbs. Jute is grown chiefly in Bengal, though it is raised to a limited extent in China, Formosa, and Southern Japan. It can be grown successfully in the South Atlantic and Gulf States of the United States, but lack of mechanical methods for preparing the fiber has prevented its cultivation on an industrial scale. Attempts to naturalize it elsewhere have generally failed. For its most successful cultivation, jute requires a soft, deep soil and a hot, moist atmosphere, alluvial lands being especially adapted to its production. This illustration shows Corchorus capsularis.

Jute

Jute, also known as Calcutta Hemp, is a fiber obtained from several species of the genus Corchorus of…

A langur is a monkey of the genus Semnopithicus, which contains Asiatic forms characterized by slender build, very long tail, absence of cheek pouches, and the fact that the hind limbs are longer than the fore. The stomach is peculiar, for it is furnished with sacs or pouches; and the animals are largely herbivorous in diet, living chiefly upon leaves and young shoots. The true langur, or hanuman (S. entellus) is common throughout the greater part of India, and is in most places regarded as sacred by the Hindus.

Langur

A langur is a monkey of the genus Semnopithicus, which contains Asiatic forms characterized by slender…

A contrivance for shaping, or 'turning', wood, metal, or ivory into forms of a circular or oval section. The simplest form of lathe, and one which is still generally used in India, consists of two rigid centers, between which the object is revolved by means of a piece of cord wound round it, and pulled alternately backwards and forwards. The 'dead-center' lathe, which was commonly used early in the 1800's, was but a modification of this primitive form, preserving its chief drawback of an alternating motion.

Lathe for Wood-turning

A contrivance for shaping, or 'turning', wood, metal, or ivory into forms of a circular or oval section.…

The leopard <i>(Felis pardus)</i> is a carnivore closely allied to the lion and the tiger, but differing it its inferior size, and in the fact that its tawny coat is covered with dark spots, formed by an incomplete ring of black enclosing a bright central patch. In addition to this brightly-colored form, there exists also the black leopard or panther, formerly regarded as a distinct species, but now proved to be merely a variety. Leopards occur throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma, in Persia, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, and Africa; while formerly their distribution was even more extensive. They are very active animals, and differ from lions and tigers in that they habitually climb trees. The total length, including the tail, is sometimes as much as eight feet. In India, the leopard preys chiefly on dogs and on carious kinds of monkeys; but it is capable of killing a bullock or the samber deer. The litters consist of from two to four cubs, which in India are born in spring. Leopards chiefly inhabit rocky hills covered with scrub, and in the neighborhood of villages are often a dreadful scourge to herds and flocks, and sometimes become habitual man-eaters.

Leopard

The leopard (Felis pardus) is a carnivore closely allied to the lion and the tiger, but differing it…

"A highly perfumed ointment prepared from a plant in india growing in short spikes." Pictured is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, or Spikenard plant, used in making a highly perfumed and sometimes medicinally used oil.

Spike'nard

"A highly perfumed ointment prepared from a plant in india growing in short spikes." Pictured is the…

A coin of Cypress, representing the temple of Venus. It shows that she was worshiped in this island in the form of a meta, or conical stone (as in India).

Coin of Cypress

A coin of Cypress, representing the temple of Venus. It shows that she was worshiped in this island…

Climbing perch, a type of bony fish found around India.

Climbing Perch

Climbing perch, a type of bony fish found around India.

Civil War soldiers waving the flag of truce, signaling a halt in fighting for both sides.

Flag of Truce

Civil War soldiers waving the flag of truce, signaling a halt in fighting for both sides.

Various sailboats, one flying a US flag. Harbor town with mountains in background

Sail Boats

Various sailboats, one flying a US flag. Harbor town with mountains in background

A woman and child sitting on a ship anchor.

Woman and Child

A woman and child sitting on a ship anchor.

Illustration of a Greek war-ship from the 5th century BC. There are two masts, a large decorative bird element at the bow, and shell-like enclosure at the stern. Three rows of oars are manned by several men. A large, steering oar at the starboard bow is controlled by a man on a raised platform. A flag flies from the stern.

Greek War-Ship with Three Rows of Oars

Illustration of a Greek war-ship from the 5th century BC. There are two masts, a large decorative bird…

Norman ships and warriors following William the Conqueror, also called William of Normandy, land on England's shores at Pevensey. Men with shields and spears, wearing iron helmets and coats of mail, emerge from Norman ships and smaller boats. A large ship with a dragon head at the bow is on the right. Cliffs rise in the background.

William of Normandy and His Norman Forces Land on England's Shores

Norman ships and warriors following William the Conqueror, also called William of Normandy, land on…

Illustration of the Norman-built Rochester castle. The architect of the castle was Gundulf, a Norman monk, and the castle protected England's southeast coast. It is a view of the castle from the northwest and two of its towers are visible. There is a road leading away from the castle. A woman and a child holding hands, walk down the road. Trees line the road.

Rochester Castle as Seen from the Northwest

Illustration of the Norman-built Rochester castle. The architect of the castle was Gundulf, a Norman…

Illustration of Saint Francis of Xavier preaching to the Portuguese at Goa. Several men and women are gathered around Xavier. A child examines his robe. Xavier is showing one man the crucifix. There is a ship approaching in the background.

Saint Francis Xavier on the Coast at the Portuguese Settlement of Goa

Illustration of Saint Francis of Xavier preaching to the Portuguese at Goa. Several men and women are…

"A tower, generally built about 25 feet high, on which the Parsees expose the bodies of their dead to be stripped of flesh by vultures. These towers are usually so arranged that the denuded bones fall through a grating into a pit, whence they are removed for burial." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>These towers were built by the Zoroastrians, of which the Parsees are one group. This image shows a tower with some bones and carrion surrounding it and hills in the background.

Tower of Silence Built by the Parsees

"A tower, generally built about 25 feet high, on which the Parsees expose the bodies of their dead to…

Illustration of a King cobra, <i>Ophiophagus elaps</i>, also called a Shiva snake or Siva snake because it is worn by the Hindu Lord Shiva. <p>"A book name of <i>Ophiophagus elaps</i>, a very large and deadly cobriform serpent of India; so called from its powers of destruction." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

King Cobra

Illustration of a King cobra, Ophiophagus elaps, also called a Shiva snake or Siva snake because it…