This flower stand with vase is a maltese design. The stand has a simple leaf design with a base that rests on animal claws, while its top flares out. The vase is richly designed with flowers and leaves and unusual human figures seated on each side, as well as, a large horned human head.

Flower Stand with Vase

This flower stand with vase is a maltese design. The stand has a simple leaf design with a base that…

This jug is a maltese design. The lower half has a leaf design, and the top half has a handle in the form of a mermaid.

Jug

This jug is a maltese design. The lower half has a leaf design, and the top half has a handle in the…

This jug stands on a pedestal. It has a leaf design on its base, and human figures encircling the top. The handle is connect to a seated figure.

Jug

This jug stands on a pedestal. It has a leaf design on its base, and human figures encircling the top.…

This stove was leaf scroll around the border and three infants on the bottom.

Stove

This stove was leaf scroll around the border and three infants on the bottom.

This tea urn is designed with flowers around its rim. The rim and cover has a design of a figure that is part female, part leaf design. It is used to hold tea, and has a faucet attached at the bottom to pour the tea.

Tea Urn

This tea urn is designed with flowers around its rim. The rim and cover has a design of a figure that…

This tea urn is designed with scrolls and standing figures around its body. The rim and cover has a design of a figure that is part female, part leaf design. It is used to hold tea, and has a faucet attached at the bottom to pour the tea.

Tea Urn

This tea urn is designed with scrolls and standing figures around its body. The rim and cover has a…

This decorative panel is a British design. In the center is a figure of Queen Eleanor, and the background is a gold leaf design.

Decorative Panel

This decorative panel is a British design. In the center is a figure of Queen Eleanor, and the background…

This large cabinet is engraved in ebony and pear tree wood. Its design is elaborate with carved figures at the top, on the panels and the base of the cabinet. It also has fruit and leaf designs throughout.

Large Cabinet

This large cabinet is engraved in ebony and pear tree wood. Its design is elaborate with carved figures…

This jug is made out of stoneware. It stands on a small pedestal, and has a floral and leaf design all throughout the jug.

Jug

This jug is made out of stoneware. It stands on a small pedestal, and has a floral and leaf design all…

This two handled vase is made out of stoneware in floral and leaf design.

Two Handled Vase

This two handled vase is made out of stoneware in floral and leaf design.

This Gothic vase is made with rich pale red terracotta in a bold leaf design. The vase stands on a pedestal with similar design.

Gothic Vase

This Gothic vase is made with rich pale red terracotta in a bold leaf design. The vase stands on a pedestal…

This dessert knife has a leaf scroll design on its blade and a simple leaf design on its handle.

Dessert Knife

This dessert knife has a leaf scroll design on its blade and a simple leaf design on its handle.

This rustic chair was carved out of a oak wood. It has a vine and leaf design all around the chair.

Rustic Chair

This rustic chair was carved out of a oak wood. It has a vine and leaf design all around the chair.

This rug is designed with a circular leaf design in the center, and flowers in each corner.

Rug

This rug is designed with a circular leaf design in the center, and flowers in each corner.

This shelf is designed with a cross in the center and a kneeling angel on each side. It also has scrolls of leaves all around.

Shelf

This shelf is designed with a cross in the center and a kneeling angel on each side. It also has scrolls…

This fender is designed with scrolls of leaf on its border, and two winged lions in the center. It is used as a base frame to a fireplace.

Fender

This fender is designed with scrolls of leaf on its border, and two winged lions in the center. It is…

This key is designed in an Italian style. It has a circular top with a leaf scroll all around and an initial in the center.

Key

This key is designed in an Italian style. It has a circular top with a leaf scroll all around and an…

This brooch is made of pink pearls and diamonds, in a flower and leaf design.

Brooch

This brooch is made of pink pearls and diamonds, in a flower and leaf design.

This bracelet is designed in a swirling ribbon and leaf design all around. It is made of emeralds, and diamonds.

Bracelet

This bracelet is designed in a swirling ribbon and leaf design all around. It is made of emeralds, and…

This teaspoon is used in a tea-caddy and is carved out of boxwood in a 16th century Italian style. The bottom of the spoon has a sea-shell shape and a carved leaf design on its back.

Teaspoon

This teaspoon is used in a tea-caddy and is carved out of boxwood in a 16th century Italian style. The…

Color flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red and white.

Flag of Canada, 2009

Color flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between…

Black and white outline flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red and white

Flag of Canada, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with…

Color flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels.

Flag of Sri Lanka, 2009

Color flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical…

Black and white outline flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels

Flag of Sri Lanka, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has…

An ornamental leaf used to decorate a page.

Leaf Doodad

An ornamental leaf used to decorate a page.

"In the gold-leaf electroscope (invented by Bennet in 1787), two light strips of gold-leaf hang from the lower end of a metal rod, which passes vertically through an opening in the top of a glass bottle and expands above into a plate. If a piece of rubbed sealing-wax or other electrified body be brought near the plate, the gold leaves will repel each other and diverge ... A cylinder of wire gauze placed just inside the glass case, improves the action of the instrument." -Hazeltine, 1894

Gold Leaf Electroscope

"In the gold-leaf electroscope (invented by Bennet in 1787), two light strips of gold-leaf hang from…

The Spectral Bat or False Vampire Bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is a mammal in the Phyllostomidae family of New World leaf-nosed bats.

Spectral Bat

The Spectral Bat or False Vampire Bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is a mammal in the Phyllostomidae family of…

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

Elf on Leaf Looking Left

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

Elf on Leaf Facing Forward

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

Elf on Leaf Looking Right

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

Elf on Leaf Facing Forward

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

An illustration of a leaf of the osage-orange plant showing nervation. Osage-orange, Horse-apple or Bois D'Arc (Maclura pomifera) is dioeceous plant species, with male and female flowers on different plants. It is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, typically growing to 8–15 metres (26–49 ft) tall. The fruit, a multiple fruit, is roughly spherical, but bumpy, and 7-15 cm in diameter, and it is filled with a sticky white latex sap. In fall, its color turns a bright yellow-green and it has a faint odor similar to that of oranges

Leaf of Osage-Orange

An illustration of a leaf of the osage-orange plant showing nervation. Osage-orange, Horse-apple or…

Four leaf clover is found in central and southern Europe, Caucasia, western Siberia, Afghanistan, S.W. India, China, Japan and North America. Considered a weed in some parts of the United States where it has been well established in the north eastern States for over 100 years.

Four Leaf Clover

Four leaf clover is found in central and southern Europe, Caucasia, western Siberia, Afghanistan, S.W.…

An illustration of a four leaf clover sporocarp with valves opened. Four leaf clover is found in central and southern Europe, Caucasia, western Siberia, Afghanistan, S.W. India, China, Japan and North America. Considered a weed in some parts of the United States where it has been well established in the north eastern States for over 100 years.

Four Leaf Clover Sporocarp with Valves Opened

An illustration of a four leaf clover sporocarp with valves opened. Four leaf clover is found in central…

"a.-- Truncated bulb of onion; b.-- onion leaf dissected off; c.-- bulb of lily. Bulb, a modified leaf-bud, formed on a plant upon or beneath the surface of the ground, emitting roots from its base, and producing a stem from its center." -Vaughan, 1906

Various Bulbs

"a.-- Truncated bulb of onion; b.-- onion leaf dissected off; c.-- bulb of lily. Bulb, a modified leaf-bud,…

The round badger blenders are used by artists, and as dusters for gold leaf work.

Round Badger blender

The round badger blenders are used by artists, and as dusters for gold leaf work.

An illustration of a Mayapple plant. "a, the flower-bud with the bractlets; b, a stamen; c, the pistil; d, the fruit; e, the fruit cut longitudinally." -Century, 1889 Podophyllum peltatum (the mayapple) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to the eastern part of North America. The stems grow to 30-40 cm tall, with palmately lobed leaves up to 20-30 cm diameter with 5-9 deeply cut lobes. The plant produces two growth forms. The ones with a single umbrella-like leaf do not produce any flower or fruit. The plants having a twin leaf (rarely three-leaf) structure, however, bear a single white flower 3-5 cm diameter with six (rarely up to nine) petals, between the two leaves; this matures into a yellow-greenish fruit 2-5 cm long. The plant appears in colonies in open woodlands. Individual shoots are often connected by systems of thick tubers and rhizomes.

Mayapple

An illustration of a Mayapple plant. "a, the flower-bud with the bractlets; b, a stamen; c, the pistil;…

An illustration of "1, flowering branch of Menispermum Canadense; 2, a deeply lobed leaf; a, the male flower; b, the female flower; c, the pistils and a stamen; d, vertical section through on of the pistils; e, the fruit." -Century, 1889 Menispermum canadense (Canadian Moonseed, Common Moonseed, or Yellow Parilla) is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Canada south to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coast west to South Dakota and Texas. It occurs in thickets, moist woods, and the banks of streams.

Canadian Moonseed

An illustration of "1, flowering branch of Menispermum Canadense; 2, a deeply lobed leaf; a, the male…

This leaf border is a design of intertwining branches with small leaves on them.

Lead Border

This leaf border is a design of intertwining branches with small leaves on them.

An illustration of erysiphe communis, powdery mildew, that is on the epidermis of the leaf of the flower, Indian beet.

Powdery Mildew

An illustration of erysiphe communis, powdery mildew, that is on the epidermis of the leaf of the flower,…

"Parra. Jacanas. Bill plover-like, contracted in continuity, enlarged terminally; with culmen depressed to end of nasal groove, then convex and decurved; outline of mandibular rami about straight to the gonys, which is ascending; commissure about straight to the decurved end. Nasal grooves along the contracted portion of the bill; nostrils small, elliptical, situate in advance of the base of the bill. Angle of mouth with a leaf-like lobe of skin (rudimentary in our species). Forehead with a large leaf-like lobe of skin, with free lateral and posterior edges, adherent centrally and anteriorly where reaching base of upper mandible. A sharp horny spur on bend o wing Primaries 10, not peculiar in structure; outer 3 about equal and longest, overlaid by the inner quills in the closed wing. Tail very short, with soft rectrices concealed be the coverts. Tibia bare below, and with the tarsus scutellate before and behind, the scutella tending to become confluent in a continuous sheath. All the toes, claws included, longer than tarsus; middle toe alone nearly as long as tarsus; outer toe alone about as long as middle, its claw shorter than that of middle toe; inner toe a little shorter than outer, its claw longer; hind toe only about as long as basal joint of middle toe, but its claw much longer than itself; all the claws slender, about straight, very acute." Elliot Coues, 1884

Parra Jacana

"Parra. Jacanas. Bill plover-like, contracted in continuity, enlarged terminally; with culmen depressed…

This is a 16th century weave design. It consists of a leaf pattern.

16th Century Weave Design

This is a 16th century weave design. It consists of a leaf pattern.

This letter n is boxed with a leaf design all around.

Letter N

This letter n is boxed with a leaf design all around.

This leaf border is a design of intertwining branches with small leaves on them.

Lead Border

This leaf border is a design of intertwining branches with small leaves on them.

Many decorating techniques used today do not require elaborate cookie cutters. The simplest of shapes can be quite versatile in serving various themes. For example, a star-shaped cutter can be used for Christmas, 4th of July, and messages of congratulations. A circle can be decorated as a sun, ball, flower, spider web, or smiley face. This cutter is in the shape of a four leaf clover.

Cookie Mold Cutter

Many decorating techniques used today do not require elaborate cookie cutters. The simplest of shapes…

This temporary binder is a common office supply used to hold loose leaf papers.

Temporary Binder

This temporary binder is a common office supply used to hold loose leaf papers.

An indian Rubber Fig, Ficus Elastica, shoot. The stipule, s, is shown to illustrate a new leaf growth on the plant.

Indian Rubber Fig Ficus Elastica Shoot

An indian Rubber Fig, Ficus Elastica, shoot. The stipule, s, is shown to illustrate a new leaf growth…

This is a floral glass vessel or plate, which can be used as a serving dish for many foods. In the center of the plate there is a strong six leaf floral design.

Floral Glass Vessel

This is a floral glass vessel or plate, which can be used as a serving dish for many foods. In the center…

An illustration of a Lace-Leaf plant also known as a Lattice Leaf or Lace Plant. The Lace-Leaf plant is an aquatic plant with oblong leaf blades measuring up to 65 cm. The leaves of the plant lay beneath the water and are purely skeletal, with not tissue. The flowers grow above the water's surface.

Lace-leaf Plant

An illustration of a Lace-Leaf plant also known as a Lattice Leaf or Lace Plant. The Lace-Leaf plant…

An illustration of a Madagascan drinking cup made from a leaf of the "Traveller's Tree".

Drinking Cup

An illustration of a Madagascan drinking cup made from a leaf of the "Traveller's Tree".

"Polygonaceae, a natural order of Dicotyledons, containing 30 genera with about 700 species, chiefly in the north temperate zone, and represented in Great Britain by three genera. They are mostly herbs characterized by the union of the stipules into a sheath or ocrea, which protects the younger leaves in the bud stage." —Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910

Stem and Leaf Part of Polygonum

"Polygonaceae, a natural order of Dicotyledons, containing 30 genera with about 700 species, chiefly…

"Polygonaceae is mainly a north temperate order. A few genera are tropical which has 125 species restricted to tropical and sub—tropical America. Polygonum has a very wide distribution to the mountains of tropical Africa and South Africa, through the highlands of tropical Asia to Australia, and in America as far south as Chile. Most of the genera have a limited distribution. Of the three which are native in the British Isles." —Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910

Flowers and Leaves of Common Dock

"Polygonaceae is mainly a north temperate order. A few genera are tropical which has 125 species restricted…

"Polypodium widely distributed throughout the world, but specially developed in the tropics. The species differ greatly in size and general appearance and in the character of the frond; the sori or groups of spore—cases (sporangia) are borne on the back of the leaf, are globose and naked, that is, are not covered with a membrane (indusium)." —Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910

Common Polypody Leaf with Sori

"Polypodium widely distributed throughout the world, but specially developed in the tropics. The species…

A Common Polypody, or Polypodium vulgare, leaf and root. The fern is commonly found on walls, river banks, and trees. On the leaf, the common polypody will develop a few spots, called sori, over time.

Leaf and Root of Common Polypody

A Common Polypody, or Polypodium vulgare, leaf and root. The fern is commonly found on walls, river…

Leaves of the willow tree.

Willow Leaves

Leaves of the willow tree.

Leaf of the Swanley common to London.

Swanley Leaf

Leaf of the Swanley common to London.

Leaf of the Vitis, a vining plant belonging to the Vitaceae family.

Vitis Leaf

Leaf of the Vitis, a vining plant belonging to the Vitaceae family.

Ferns with strap fronds, a grass like leaf.

Vittaria Filifolia

Ferns with strap fronds, a grass like leaf.

"The females alone excavate the domiciles, which consist either of branching galleries, as in the gallery of Xyleborys pubescens, or of a broad but thin and leaf-shaped chamber at the end of one of several entrance ways."—Government Printing Office, 1897

Gallery of Xyleborus Pubescens

"The females alone excavate the domiciles, which consist either of branching galleries, as in the gallery…

The image depicts the flower and portion of a leaf of the Pitcairnia andreana. The petals are yellow at the tip with red at the bottom.

Pitcairnia Andreana

The image depicts the flower and portion of a leaf of the Pitcairnia andreana. The petals are yellow…