Lichen
"1. Shields of Variolaria amara; 2, a portion of the thallus of the same plant." -Lindley, 1853
Tree Lungwort
"3. a piece of the thallus of Sticta pulmonacea, with lacunae and soredia; 4. thallus of the same, bearing…
Iceland Moss
"Cetraria islandica: a a. its shields; b. a shield magnified and divided vertically." -Lindley, 1853
Leaf Lichen
"A greatly magnified view of a perpendicular section of Parmelia aipolia, showing the thecae in the…
Lilies
Lilies are herbaceous flowering plants normally grown from bulbs. They are large showy flowering garden…
Bristles at the Extremity of the Abdomen of the Hydrophilus Piceus
"The female is sometimes seen clinging to aquatic plants head downward, forming her cocoon, terminated…
Crown of Delicately Fringed Tentacula of Tubipora Musica
"The Tubipora is a calcareous coral, formed by the combination of distinct, regularly arranged…
Gorgonia Flabellum
"The Fan Gorgon, from the Antilles; it often attains a height of eighteen or twenty inches. The…
Magnified Portion of Fan Gorgon
"The Fan Gorgon, from the Antilles; it often attains a height of eighteen or twenty inches. The…
Gorgonia Verticellata
"The Fan Gorgon, from the Antilles; it often attains a height of eighteen or twenty inches. The…
Magnified Portion of Gorgonia Verticellata
"The Fan Gorgon, from the Antilles; it often attains a height of eighteen or twenty inches. The…
Isis Hippuris
"A species of Isis has numerous slender branches, furnished with cylindrical knows at intervals,…
Coral Polyp (Lacaze-Duthiers)
"The polyp itself is formed of a whitish, membranous tube, nearly cylindrical, having an upper disk,…
Coral Polyp (Lacaze-Duthiers)
"The arms of the polyps are at times subject to violent agitation, and the tentacula become much excited.…
Pennatula Spinosa
"These winged species of polypidom are somewhat scythe-shaped, well developed, and furnished with a…
Loose Winged Virgularia (Virgularia Mirabilis)
"These winged species of polypidom are somewhat scythe-shaped, well developed, and furnished with a…
Branch of Loose Winged Virgularia
"These winged species of polypidom are somewhat scythe-shaped, well developed, and furnished with a…
Umbellularia Groenlandica (Lamarck)
"The Umbellularia Groenlandica has a very long stem, which is terminated at the summit only…
Veretillum Cynomorium (Lamarck)
"The species shown in this figure has a simple, cylindrical body, without branchiae, and a rudimentary…
Andrea nivalis
"Andrea nivalis, natural size; 2. the same much magnified; 3. spore-case with the torn calyptra; 4.…
Southern Adderstongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum, or Southern Adderstongue is a fern-like plant commonly growing in sand dunes.
Aerialroot Bristle Fern
The spore-cases and cup of Trichomanes radicans or the Aerialroot Bristle Fern.
Hydnora africana
The Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving of the odor of feces to…
Hydnora africana
The longitudinal section of the Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving…
Redtop Locusta
"1. Locusta of Agrostis alba; 2. paleae and stamens, &c. of the same." -Lindley, 1853
Rice Cutgrass
"3. paleae of Leersia oryzoides; 4. pistil, stamens, and hypogynous scales of the same." -Lindley, 1853
Annual Beard Grass
"5. locusta of Polypogon monspeliensis; 6. paleae, &c. of the same." -Lindley, 1853
Feather Grass and Crested Dog's-Tail
"7. locusta of Stipa pennata" (Feather Grass); "8. rachis, bracteae, and florets of Cynosurus cristatus"…
Bermuda Grass
"9. locusta of Cynodon dactylon; 10. paleae, and abortive floret of the same." -Lindley, 1853
Grass Locusta
"1. Locusta of Corynephorus canescens (Grey Hair-grass); 2. paleae, &c. of the same; 3. locusta of Phalaris…
Bulrush
"Scirpus lacustris. 1. A flower surrounded with hypogynous bristles; 2. a seed; 3, a section of it,…
Shining Flatsedge
"Uricle or addiional glumes of Carex rivularis" (Shining Flatsedge) -Lindley, 1853
Tonina fluviatilis
"Tonina fluviatilis. 1. male flower; 2. centre of do.; 3. female and male flowers; 4. section of ripe…
Water Cabbage
"Pistia Stratiotes. 1. A spathe with its 2 flowers; 2. a section of a seed-vessel; 3. a seed; 4. the…
Common Bulrush
"Typha latifolia; 2, its fruit; 3, a section of the seed; 4, the embryo; 5, a stamen." -Lindley, 1853
Wild Arum
"1. Spathe of Arum maculatum; 2. its spadix loaded with flowers; 3. an anther; 4. a transverse section…
Wild Arum Fruit and Seed
Arum maculatum: "A single fruit divided vertically, so as to show the seeds in situ. A perpendicular…
Freycinetia imbricata
The fruit of Freycinetia imbricata, a flowering plant native to Southeast Asia.
Fan Palm
"Inflorescence of Chamaerops humilis, in its spathe; 2. a portion of the same, with the fruit ripening;…
Palm
"Sagus Rumphii. 1. a flower; 2. the same opened; 3. a section of an ovary; 4. a section of a seed of…
Water Pineapple
"Stratiotes aloides. 1. a flower and spathe; 2. a flower split open; 3. a fruit in its spathe; 4. a…
Coralberry
The Aechmea fulgens of coralberry is a bromeliad which is often used as a decorative plant.
White Bat Plant
Tacca integrifolia or White Bat Plant is a flowering plant cultivated as ornamental plants.
Brazilian Vellozia
"Sections of the stem of a Brazilian Vellozia; 1. transversely; 2, 3. longitudinally." -Lindley, 1853
Sea Daffodil
"Pancratium maritimum. 1. a flower cut open, and showing that there is a bifid tooth, forming a coronet…
Twin-Flowered Agave
Littaea geminiflora, or the Twin-Flowered Agave, showing the flower and the whole plant.
Maguey
Agave americana is also known as the Century Plant or Maguey and is used as an ornamental plant.
