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 floating bur-reed (Sparganium fluctuans).

Floating Bur-Reed

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

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria ambigua.

Sagittaria ambigua

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria ambigua.

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria brevirostra.

Sagittaria brevirostra

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria brevirostra.

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria arifolia.

Sagittaria arifolia

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria arifolia.

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the bulltongue arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia).

Bulltongue Arrowhead

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the bulltongue arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia).

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the narrow-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata).

Narrow-Leaved Arrowhead

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the narrow-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata).

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria heterophylla.

Sagittaria heterophylla

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), Sagittaria heterophylla.

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the delta arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla).

Delta Arrowhead

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the delta arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla).

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the grassy arrowhead (Sagittaria graminea).

Grassy Arrowhead

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the grassy arrowhead (Sagittaria graminea).

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the slender arrowhead (Sagittaria teres).

Slender Arrowhead

Of the arrowhead family (Sagittaria), the slender arrowhead (Sagittaria teres).

Of the yellow-eyed grass family (Xyris), from left to right: bog (X. difformis), Richard's (X. elata), Small's (X. Smalliana), fringed (X. fimbriata), Northern (X. montana), and Xyris arenicola.

Yellow-Eyed Grass

Of the yellow-eyed grass family (Xyris), from left to right: bog (X. difformis), Richard's (X. elata),…

Of the spiderwort family (Tradescantia), clockwise from top: T. bracteata, T. pilosa, T. montana, T. brevicaulis, T. occidentalis, T. reflexa.

Spiderwort

Of the spiderwort family (Tradescantia), clockwise from top: T. bracteata, T. pilosa, T. montana, T.…

Of the dayflower family (Commelina), the Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis).

Asiatic Dayflower

Of the dayflower family (Commelina), the Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis).

Of the bead lily family (Clintonia), the white clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata).

White Clintonia

Of the bead lily family (Clintonia), the white clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata).

Of the dayflower family (Commelina), the slender dayflower (Commelina erecta).

Slender Dayflower

Of the dayflower family (Commelina), the slender dayflower (Commelina erecta).

Of the bellwort family (Uvularia), the perfoliate bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata).

Perfoliate Bellwort

Of the bellwort family (Uvularia), the perfoliate bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata).

Of the mud plantain family (Heteranthera), the water stargrass (Heteranthera dubia).

Water Stargrass

Of the mud plantain family (Heteranthera), the water stargrass (Heteranthera dubia).

Of the mud plantain family (Heteranthera), the blue mud plantain (Heteranthera limosa).

Blue Mud Plantain

Of the mud plantain family (Heteranthera), the blue mud plantain (Heteranthera limosa).

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the larger mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum).

Larger Mouse-Ear Chickweed

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the larger mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum).

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora).

Night-Flowering Catchfly

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora).

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the wild pink (Silene Pennsylvanica).

Wild Pink

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the wild pink (Silene Pennsylvanica).

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the sleepy catchfly (Silene Antirrhina).

Sleepy Catchfly

Of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae), the sleepy catchfly (Silene Antirrhina).

Of the vine family (Vitaceae), the leaf and berries of the Virginia creeper (Psedera quinquefolia).

Virginia Creeper

Of the vine family (Vitaceae), the leaf and berries of the Virginia creeper (Psedera quinquefolia).

Of the false mermaid family (Limnanthaceae), the false mermaid (Floerkea prosperpinacoides).

False Mermaid

Of the false mermaid family (Limnanthaceae), the false mermaid (Floerkea prosperpinacoides).

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the hedge nettle (Stachys palustris).

Hedge Nettle

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the hedge nettle (Stachys palustris).

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the false dragon-head (Physostegia Virginiana).

False Dragon-Head

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the false dragon-head (Physostegia Virginiana).

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the horehound (Marrubium vulgare).

Horehound

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the horehound (Marrubium vulgare).

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the dead nettle (Lamium amplexicaule).

Dead Nettle

Of the mint family (Labiatae), the dead nettle (Lamium amplexicaule).

Of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the small snapdragon (Antirrhinum Orontium).

Small Snapdragon

Of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the small snapdragon (Antirrhinum Orontium).

Of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the figwort (Scrophularia marilandica).

Figwort

Of the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the figwort (Scrophularia marilandica).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the sharp-leaved golden-rod (Solidago arguta).

Sharp-Leaved Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the sharp-leaved golden-rod (Solidago arguta).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the spreading golden-rod (Solidago patula).

Spreading Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the spreading golden-rod (Solidago patula).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the large-leaved golden-rod (Solidago macrophylla).

Large-Leaved Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the large-leaved golden-rod (Solidago macrophylla).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the bog golden-rod (Solidago uliginosa).

Bog Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the bog golden-rod (Solidago uliginosa).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the stout golden-rod (Solidago squarrosa).

Stout Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the stout golden-rod (Solidago squarrosa).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the Alpine golden-rod (Solidago Cutleri).

Alpine Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the Alpine golden-rod (Solidago Cutleri).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the showy golden-rod (Solidago speciosa).

Showy Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the showy golden-rod (Solidago speciosa).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the swamp golden-rod (Solidago neglecta).

Swamp Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the swamp golden-rod (Solidago neglecta).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the sweet golden-rod (Solidago odora).

Sweet Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the sweet golden-rod (Solidago odora).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the gray golden-rod (Solidago nemoralis).

Gray Golden-Rod

Of the composite family (Compositae), the gray golden-rod (Solidago nemoralis).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the calico aster (Aster lateriflorus).

Calico Aster

Of the composite family (Compositae), the calico aster (Aster lateriflorus).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the many-flowered aster (Aster multiflorus).

Many-Flowered Aster

Of the composite family (Compositae), the many-flowered aster (Aster multiflorus).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the small white aster (Aster vimineus).

Small White Aster

Of the composite family (Compositae), the small white aster (Aster vimineus).

Of the composite family (Compositae), the Aster tenuifolius.

Aster tenuifolius

Of the composite family (Compositae), the Aster tenuifolius.

Camellia, a flowering plant of the Theaceae family.

Camellia

Camellia, a flowering plant of the Theaceae family.

The solitaire is a wingless bird of the dodo family .

The Solitaire

The solitaire is a wingless bird of the dodo family .

The Bird of Paradise is the common name of a family of birds, Paradiseide of ornithologists, found chiefly n New Guinea and neighboring islands, and remarkable for splendor of plumage.

The Bird of Paradise

The Bird of Paradise is the common name of a family of birds, Paradiseide of ornithologists, found chiefly…

A variety of dahlias of the Composite family.

Dahlias

A variety of dahlias of the Composite family.

"An evergreen of the laurel family, having glossy leaves and bearing clusters of yellowish flowers, which are succeeded by branches of fruit resembling black currants." -Lupton

Camphor Tree

"An evergreen of the laurel family, having glossy leaves and bearing clusters of yellowish flowers,…

"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,…

"A bird of the grouse family (Tetraonidae) distinguished from the true grouse by having the toes as well as the tarsi feathered. The willow-ptarmigan or willow-grouse occurs in great abundance in the arctic regions of America and in Norway, whence regions numbers are brought to the London market." -Marshall

Ptarmigan Bird

"A bird of the grouse family (Tetraonidae) distinguished from the true grouse by having the toes as…

A genus of rasorial birds, included in the family of partridges, to which they are nearly allied, but from which they differ in being smaller, in having a relatively shorter tail, no red space above the eye, longer wings, and no spur on the legs. The common quail is a migratory bird, and is found in every country of Europe, and in many spaces of Asia and Africa.

Common Quail

A genus of rasorial birds, included in the family of partridges, to which they are nearly allied, but…

A most beautiful Central American bird of the Trogon family. It is about the size of a magpie and the male is adorned with tail-fathers from three to three and a half feet in length, and of a gorgeous emerald colour.

Quezal Bird

A most beautiful Central American bird of the Trogon family. It is about the size of a magpie and the…

Sir Walter Raleigh, navigator, warrior, statesman, and writer in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I., was the second son of a gentleman of ancient family in Devonshire, and was born in 1552.

Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh, navigator, warrior, statesman, and writer in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.,…

A bird belonging to the family Sylviadae, nearly allied to the nearest, but having a more slender form and a more slender bill. It is found in almost all parts of Britain as a summer bird of passage, and has a soft sweet song.

Redstart Bird

A bird belonging to the family Sylviadae, nearly allied to the nearest, but having a more slender form…

A very beautiful bird of Australia, belonging to the family Meliphagidae or honey-eaters. The color of the plumage is golden yellow and deep velvety black. It was discovered during the regency of George IV., and was named in compliment to him.

Regent Bird

A very beautiful bird of Australia, belonging to the family Meliphagidae or honey-eaters. The color…

A genus of fished included in the Goby family, and of which the common remora or sucking fish, is the typical example. These fishes have on the top of the head a peculiar sucking-disc, composed of a series of cartilaginous plates arranged transversely, by means of which they attach themselves to other fish or to the bottoms of vessels.

Remora Fish

A genus of fished included in the Goby family, and of which the common remora or sucking fish, is the…

Marigolds, of the Composite family.

Marigolds

Marigolds, of the Composite family.

A fish of the carp family, having the back of an olive color; the sides and belly yellow, marked with red; the ventral and anal fins and tail of a deep-red color.

Rudd

A fish of the carp family, having the back of an olive color; the sides and belly yellow, marked with…