Of the spiderwort family (Tradescantia), clockwise from top: T. bracteata, T. pilosa, T. montana, T.…
Of the false mermaid family (Limnanthaceae), the false mermaid (Floerkea prosperpinacoides).
"a Lepidodendron (restored); b & c impressions on back; d stem with leaves; e leaflet; f fruit of Lepidodendron,…
"Calamites (a restored); b enlarged fig.; c, d, e, leaflets and branches; f catkin; g root." -Taylor,…
"Portion of fossil tree fern (Pecopteris arborescens) on coal shale." -Taylor, 1904
"Successive stages in the life history of the bean seedling. AA, the surface of the ground; r, primary…
"Dodder growing upon a Golden-Rod Stem. s, seedling dodder plants, growing in earth; h, stem of host;…
"Stem of "Smilax" (Myrsiphyllum). l, scale-like leaves; cl, cladophyll, or leaf-like branch, growing…
"Dissected bud of buckeye (Aesculus macrostachya), showing transitions from bud-scales to leaves." -Bergen,…
"A, a pear leaf-bud in autumn; B, a leafy shoot derived from A, as seen in the middle of the following…
"Fruit-bud of pear, showing its development. A, opening in spring; B, later, developing flowers and…
"Types of vernation. 1, 2, cherry; 3, 4, European walnut; 5, 6, snowball; 7, lady's mantle; 8, oxalis."…
"Pinnately compound leaf of pea. A tendril takes the place of a terminal leaflet." -Bergen, 1896
"Leaves standing nearly vertical in compass-plant. (Silphium laciniatum). A, view from east or west;…
"Submerged and aerial leaves of a European crowfoot (Ranunculus Purshii). The leaf with thread-like…
"Xerophytic leaves of the Australian blackberry. l, leaflets reduced in many cases to bare midrobs,…
"Common Pitcher-Plant (Sarracenia purpurea). At the right one of the pitcher-like leaves is shown in…
"Leaves of sundew. The one at the left has all its tentacles closed over captured prey; the one at the…
"Fruits of Linden, with a bract joined to the peduncle and forming a wing." -Bergen, 1896
"Spore-plant of a fern (Aspidium filix-mas). A, part of a rootstock and fronds; fr, young fronds unrollin.…
"General outline of leaves. a, linear; b, lanceolate; c, wedge-shaped; d, spatulate; e, ovate; f, obovate;…
"Tips of leaves. a, acuminate or taper-pointed; b, acute; c, obtuse; d, truncate; e, retuse; f, emarginate…
"A, Shapes of bases of leaves; B, Peltate leaf of Tropaeolum. 1, heart-shaped; 2, arrow-shaped; 3, halberd-shaped."…
"Shapes of margins of leaves. a (1), finely serrate; (2), coarsely serrate; (3), doubly serrate. b (1),…
"The cocoa, or as it should be written,cacao, tree is an evergreen, and it said to bear some resemblance…
"It is a very large tree, the trunk being sometimes three feet in diameter, although it is of little…
"An evergreen of the laurel family, having glossy leaves and bearing clusters of yellowish flowers,…