The Fly-trap grows in swampy places, and has a flower that hinges in order to trap insects.
This spongy gall is found on various species of roses, and is produced by several insects as receptacles…
Numerous species of aphids, or plant lice, are known, and they are among the greatest pests of the gardener…
The Azalea is a genus of plants that belongs to the health family. There are 100 species that have wonderful,…
Castor oil is made from the seeds of this plant. This oil is used in medicine for a purgative and is…
Flax is an annual plant with alternate linear-lanceolate leaves, many-flowered broad cymes, usually…
Garlic is a perennial plant allied to the onion. Garlic is composed of a stalk, flower, bulb, and clove.
Hemlock is a genus of poisonous plants. It has a tall, hollow stem and white flowers.
The tobacco plant is used in the manufacture of cigars, cigarettes, snuff, and pipe and chewing tobacco.…
"It is of a pale yellowish-gray, seven and a half inches long, and derives its common name from its…
View of a radish, illustrating the root-hairs, which absorb most of the water the plant needs.
Cross section of a leaf, showing the breathing pores and intercellular spaces. The small dots are grains…
A wheat plant grown in a pot, stunted as a result of nitrogen deficiency in the soil.
An early, rapid fruiting, productive type of cotton plant, with low fruit limbs, short joints and continuous…
A late, slow fruiting, unproductive type of cotton plant, with high fruit limbs and long joints. Leaves…
The double-row marker, used for marking off the rows where seed or plants are to be planted.
A Hodson Wax Bean plant, well-suited to Florida. It is nearly immune to rust and is a very heavy bearer.
The Chilian plant-cutter frequents the wooded parts of the country, where they feed on buds, fruits…
"Cotton Plant, which was regularly exported in small quantities from the South."—E. Benjamin Andrews,…