The Fly-trap grows in swampy places, and has a flower that hinges in order to trap insects.

Venus fly-trap

The Fly-trap grows in swampy places, and has a flower that hinges in order to trap insects.

Potted plant.

Floral Tailpiece

Potted plant.

This is the nut of the Theobroma Cacao plant (chocolate).

Cacao Nut

This is the nut of the Theobroma Cacao plant (chocolate).

The red scale of California is a parasitic insect that sucks sap from the plant it lives on.

Scale

The red scale of California is a parasitic insect that sucks sap from the plant it lives on.

This plant belongs to the Boraginaceae family. An annual plant; native of Great Britain.

Borage

This plant belongs to the Boraginaceae family. An annual plant; native of Great Britain.

Aphids are tiny insects that are harmful to plants. This is an adult winged female.

Aphid

Aphids are tiny insects that are harmful to plants. This is an adult winged female.

Aphids are tiny insects that are harmful to plants. This is a wingless larval female.

Aphid

Aphids are tiny insects that are harmful to plants. This is a wingless larval female.

Mosses can withstand a variety of temperatures. They grow on rocks or plant life.

Moss

Mosses can withstand a variety of temperatures. They grow on rocks or plant life.

This spongy gall is found on various species of roses, and is produced by several insects as receptacles for their eggs. the larvae then feed upon the juices of the plant.

Gall

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 and farmer.

Aphid

Numerous species of aphids, or plant lice, are known, and they are among the greatest pests of the gardener…

Arbutus is in the class of plants and shrubs allied to the cypress.

Arbutus

Arbutus is in the class of plants and shrubs allied to the cypress.

The Azalea is a genus of plants that belongs to the health family. There are 100 species that have wonderful, fragrant flowers.

Azalea

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 a remedy for dysentery and irritation of the stomach.

Castor Oil Plant

Castor oil is made from the seeds of this plant. This oil is used in medicine for a purgative and is…

Cinnamon is an aromatic bark used as a spice for food.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is an aromatic bark used as a spice for food.

Clover is a valuable food for animals and keeps soil fertile.

Clover

Clover is a valuable food for animals and keeps soil fertile.

Cotton is a plant whose fibers are used to make clothing, bedding, etc.

Cotton

Cotton is a plant whose fibers are used to make clothing, bedding, etc.

A plant with a hollow stock and a yellow flower on top.

Dandelion

A plant with a hollow stock and a yellow flower on top.

Flax is an annual plant with alternate linear-lanceolate leaves, many-flowered broad cymes, usually yellow, blue, or white and crenulate petals.

Flax. Flower and Seed-Pod

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.

Garlic

Garlic is a perennial plant allied to the onion. Garlic is composed of a stalk, flower, bulb, and clove.

Heliotrope is a genus of plants, including both annual and perennial species.

Heliotrope

Heliotrope is a genus of plants, including both annual and perennial species.

Hemlock is a genus of poisonous plants. It has a tall, hollow stem and white flowers.

Poisonous Hemlock

Hemlock is a genus of poisonous plants. It has a tall, hollow stem and white flowers.

An Indigo plant in a decorative pot.

Indigo

An Indigo plant in a decorative pot.

The tobacco plant is used in the manufacture of cigars, cigarettes, snuff, and pipe and chewing tobacco. It is a member of the nightshade family.

Tobacco Plant

The tobacco plant is used in the manufacture of cigars, cigarettes, snuff, and pipe and chewing tobacco.…

A strong, silky cactus capable of being drawn into threads.

Pita Plant

A strong, silky cactus capable of being drawn into threads.

A typical vegatable cell in a plant.

Vegetable Cell

A typical vegatable cell in a plant.

"It is of a pale yellowish-gray, seven and a half inches long, and derives its common name from its fondness of the Camas plant, Scilla esculata. It is exceedingly voracious, and, like all other pouched rats, feeds o nuts, roots, grasses, and seeds." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Gopher

"It is of a pale yellowish-gray, seven and a half inches long, and derives its common name from its…

Variation in timothy heads. No two are alike.

Timothy heads

Variation in timothy heads. No two are alike.

Cross section of the anatomy of a pea blossom.

Pea blossom

Cross section of the anatomy of a pea blossom.

Side view of a pea blossom.

Pea blossom

Side view of a pea blossom.

Branch of white clover showing the method of forming new plants.

White clover

Branch of white clover showing the method of forming new plants.

Blue grass showing the method of reproduction by underground stems, or stolons.

Blue grass

Blue grass showing the method of reproduction by underground stems, or stolons.

Stem of a potato plant.

Stem

Stem of a potato plant.

Geranium cutting ready to plant

Geranium cutting

Geranium cutting ready to plant

Verbena cutting, well rooted.

Verbena

Verbena cutting, well rooted.

A leaf-cutting of begonia, well started.

Leaf-cutting of a begonia

A leaf-cutting of begonia, well started.

View of a radish, illustrating the root-hairs, which absorb most of the water the plant needs.

Radish

View of a radish, illustrating the root-hairs, which absorb most of the water the plant needs.

An apparatus, used to demonstrate how root-hairs are used to take in soil-water

Osmosis Apparatus

An apparatus, used to demonstrate how root-hairs are used to take in soil-water

Cross section of a leaf, showing the breathing pores and intercellular spaces. The small dots are grains of chlorophyll.

Cross-section of a leaf

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.

Wheat, potted and stunted

A wheat plant grown in a pot, stunted as a result of nitrogen deficiency in the soil.

A healthy potted clover plant.

Clover, Potted

A healthy potted clover plant.

Nodules on the root system of a bean plant where nitrogen-fixing bacteria live.

Nodules, root

Nodules on the root system of a bean plant where nitrogen-fixing bacteria live.

A normal rye plant.

Rye

A normal rye plant.

A timothy plant grown from a single seed - a bunch grass.

Timothy

A timothy plant grown from a single seed - a bunch grass.

Blossom of an alfalfa plant, one of the oldest types of hay currently grown.

Alfalfa blossoms

Blossom of an alfalfa plant, one of the oldest types of hay currently grown.

A red clover plant. It does not reproduce except from seed.

Clover, red

A red clover plant. It does not reproduce except from seed.

A white clover plant grown from a single seed, showing spreading habit.

White clover

A white clover plant grown from a single seed, showing spreading habit.

An early, rapid fruiting, productive type of cotton plant, with low fruit limbs, short joints and continuous growing long fruit limbs. Leaves removed.

Fruitful cotton plant

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 removed.

Unfruitful Cotton Plant

A late, slow fruiting, unproductive type of cotton plant, with high fruit limbs and long joints. Leaves…

The Cole corn planter, well-suited for planting large acreages of corn.

Cole Corn Planter

The Cole corn planter, well-suited for planting large acreages of corn.

The double-row marker, used for marking off the rows where seed or plants are to be planted.

Double-Row Marker

The double-row marker, used for marking off the rows where seed or plants are to be planted.

A head of Romain lettuce.

Romain lettuce

A head of Romain lettuce.

A large pea plant.

Alaska peas

A large pea plant.

A Hodson Wax Bean plant, well-suited to Florida. It is nearly immune to rust and is a very heavy bearer.

Hodson Wax Beans

A Hodson Wax Bean plant, well-suited to Florida. It is nearly immune to rust and is a very heavy bearer.

The label of a Jacksonville packaging company.

Packaging company label

The label of a Jacksonville packaging company.

The Chilian plant-cutter frequents the wooded parts of the country, where they feed on buds, fruits and herbage. They frequently destroy farmers crops.

Chilian plant-cutter

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, 1895

Cotton Plant

"Cotton Plant, which was regularly exported in small quantities from the South."—E. Benjamin Andrews,…

"The Cotton-Gin, a machine that processes cotton."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Cotton Gin

"The Cotton-Gin, a machine that processes cotton."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

"Eli Whitney invented the cotton-gin in 1793."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Eli Whitney

"Eli Whitney invented the cotton-gin in 1793."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Tapering at the end.

Acuminate

Tapering at the end.

Terminating with a sharp point.

Acute

Terminating with a sharp point.