A stout plant with grey scales. The fronds range between 1 and 2 feet, and approximately 1 foot in width. They are commonly found in Brazil.

Polypodium Brasiliense

A stout plant with grey scales. The fronds range between 1 and 2 feet, and approximately 1 foot in width.…

A fern with fronds ranging between 1.5 feet and 3 feet in length.

Polypodium Drepanum

A fern with fronds ranging between 1.5 feet and 3 feet in length.

An oak fern with slender leaves that are generally between 6 and 10 inches. They are commonly found in the Northern hemisphere, such as Great Britain.

Polypodium Dryopteris

An oak fern with slender leaves that are generally between 6 and 10 inches. They are commonly found…

A stout fern with light brown scales. The fronds of this fern range between 3 and 6 feet in length, and 2 feet in width.

Polypodium Heracleum

A stout fern with light brown scales. The fronds of this fern range between 3 and 6 feet in length,…

This fern has broader, oblong fronds in comparison to the Polypodium lingua, whose fronds are between 4 and 8 inches in lngeth, and 1 to 4 inches in width.

Polypodium Lingua Heteractis

This fern has broader, oblong fronds in comparison to the Polypodium lingua, whose fronds are between…

A fern with short, ovate fronds.

Polypodium Lycopodioides Owariense

A fern with short, ovate fronds.

A stout fern with brown scales. Fronds range between 1 foot and 3 feet in length, and 1 inch in width.

Polypodium Phyllitidis

A stout fern with brown scales. Fronds range between 1 foot and 3 feet in length, and 1 inch in width.

A wide-creeping fern with squarrose scales. Fertile fronds are narrow and long, whereas the barren ones are oblong, between 1 inch and 3 inches long.

Polypodium Piloselloides

A wide-creeping fern with squarrose scales. Fertile fronds are narrow and long, whereas the barren ones…

A woody fern with numerous branches and dark brown, squarrose scales. They are commonly found in New Zealand and Australia.

Polypodium Pustulatum

A woody fern with numerous branches and dark brown, squarrose scales. They are commonly found in New…

A wide-creeping fern with reddish-brown scales. The fronds of this fern are approximately 2 feet in length, and 1 to 3 inches broad.

Polypodium Stigmaticum

A wide-creeping fern with reddish-brown scales. The fronds of this fern are approximately 2 feet in…

A slender wide-creeping fern with grey and/or reddish-brown scales. They are commonly found between Jamaica and Paraguay.

Polypodium Vacciniifolium

A slender wide-creeping fern with grey and/or reddish-brown scales. They are commonly found between…

A fern with fronds between 12 inches and 20 inches in length, with the width ranging between 4 inches and 8 inches.

Polypodium Vulgare Cambricum

A fern with fronds between 12 inches and 20 inches in length, with the width ranging between 4 inches…

An elegant form of the Polypodium vulgare. The fronds are very finely divided.

Polypodium Vulgare Elegantissimum

An elegant form of the Polypodium vulgare. The fronds are very finely divided.

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

Pteris Grandifolia

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

A slender-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. The fronds can reach between 9 inches and 12 inches in length. It is commonly found in Brazil.

Pteris Leptophylla

A slender-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. The fronds can reach between 9 inches and 12 inches…

A four-eared fern with fronds ranging between 6 inches and 3 feet in length. They are commonly found in the Tropics.

Pteris Quadriaurita Argyaea

A four-eared fern with fronds ranging between 6 inches and 3 feet in length. They are commonly found…

A wide-creeping fern with long reddish-brown fronds, which grow to be approximately 1 foot in length. They are usually found in New Zealand.

Pteris Scaberula

A wide-creeping fern with long reddish-brown fronds, which grow to be approximately 1 foot in length.…

A bright brown fern with fronds reaching between 1 foot and 1.5 feet. They are commonly found in the East Indies.

Pteris Semipinnata

A bright brown fern with fronds reaching between 1 foot and 1.5 feet. They are commonly found in the…

A slender-fronded fern with pinnae that are narrower than those of a regular Pteris serrulata, and has saw-edged leaves. They are commonly found in China.

Pteris Serrulata Tenuifolia

A slender-fronded fern with pinnae that are narrower than those of a regular Pteris serrulata, and has…

A trembling fern with fronds ranging between 2 feet and 4 feet in length, and 6 inches and 2 feet in width. They are commonly found in greenhouses in New Zealand and Australia.

Pteris Tremula

A trembling fern with fronds ranging between 2 feet and 4 feet in length, and 6 inches and 2 feet in…

A shrub that is native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. It reaches up to 13 feet in height, and is covered in small oval leaves and yellow flowers. The fruit produced on this shrub is sour, but edible, and rich in Vitamin C.

Berberis Vulgaris

A shrub that is native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. It reaches up to 13 feet in height,…

A pink flower that typically blooms in June. The elliptical leaves are dark green, with silver specks that give it a marbled appearance. They are usually found in Europe.

Pulmonaria Saccharata

A pink flower that typically blooms in June. The elliptical leaves are dark green, with silver specks…

A birch-leaved tree with brownish fronds dotted with white. They tend to reach about 22 feet in height, and produce inedible brown fruits.

Pyrus Betulaefolia

A birch-leaved tree with brownish fronds dotted with white. They tend to reach about 22 feet in height,…

A tree which produces dark red flowers and fragrant green leaves. The leaves are oval and serrated. They are native to Japan.

Pyrus Japonica

A tree which produces dark red flowers and fragrant green leaves. The leaves are oval and serrated.…

A plant which produces white or faintly pink flowers, with very small leaves and lobed leaves. They are common in Japan and bloom in May.

Pyrus Toringo

A plant which produces white or faintly pink flowers, with very small leaves and lobed leaves. They…

Also known as Campanula rapunculus. "A hardy biennial, cultivated for the use of its fleshy roots in salads, either boiled or in a raw state, generally the latter; the leaves are also used in winter salads."—Nicholson, 1884

Rampion

Also known as Campanula rapunculus. "A hardy biennial, cultivated for the use of its fleshy roots in…

A plant which produces numerous flowers with oblong white petals. The leaves and stems are slightly hairy. They are commonly found in central and southern Europe.

Ranunculus Aconitifolius

A plant which produces numerous flowers with oblong white petals. The leaves and stems are slightly…

A perennial flower with white petals and green foliage. They tend to bloom in April and May, and are found in the Western Alps.

Ranunculus Amplexicaulis

A perennial flower with white petals and green foliage. They tend to bloom in April and May, and are…

Also known as Rhamnus cathartica. It is a deciduous shrub with grey-brown bark and spiny branches. The leaves are ovate and acutely serrated. The height of this plant reaches between 5 feet and 10 feet.

Buckthorn

Also known as Rhamnus cathartica. It is a deciduous shrub with grey-brown bark and spiny branches. The…

A plant with dense amounts of leaves. The stems grow up to 5 feet, and are commonly found in Siberia.

Rheum Undulatum

A plant with dense amounts of leaves. The stems grow up to 5 feet, and are commonly found in Siberia.

A dense shrub with evergreen leaves and purple flowers, and is used as an ornamental plant. Honey produced with the pollen of the flowers of this plant have been known to be poisonous to human consumption. It is commonly found in Asia.

Rhododendron Ponticum

A dense shrub with evergreen leaves and purple flowers, and is used as an ornamental plant. Honey produced…

A greenish-red plant with laciniate-cut leaves. In the spring, edible crimson berries are produced and remain throughout the winter.

Rhus Glabra Laciniata

A greenish-red plant with laciniate-cut leaves. In the spring, edible crimson berries are produced and…

The leaflets are often serrated and sheath at the base.

Rose Leaf

The leaflets are often serrated and sheath at the base.

A variable flower with red petals and leathery, ovate leaves. The prickles are unequally distributed, and it commonly reaches between 2 ft and 3 ft.

Rosa Gallica

A variable flower with red petals and leathery, ovate leaves. The prickles are unequally distributed,…

Also known as Rudbeckia pinnata. The flowers have drooping yellow petals and can grow up to 5 ft in height. The leaves are a dull green and thin with toothed edges.

Grey-Headed Coneflower

Also known as Rudbeckia pinnata. The flowers have drooping yellow petals and can grow up to 5 ft in…

Also known as Butcher's broom. A shrub with flat shoots that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. It has been known to enhance blood flow to the brain, legs, and hands, and has been used to relieve constipation and water retention.

Ruscus Aculeatus

Also known as Butcher's broom. A shrub with flat shoots that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped…

Also known as Sagittaria sagittifolia. It is a flowering plant that is native to the wetlands of Europe and Asia. The leaves are arrow-shaped and the flowers generally have three white petals with numerous purple stamens.

Arrowhead

Also known as Sagittaria sagittifolia. It is a flowering plant that is native to the wetlands of Europe…

A leaf that resembles an arrow-head in shape.

Saggitate Leaf

A leaf that resembles an arrow-head in shape.

Decorative leaves.

Decorative Leaves

Decorative leaves.

A divider with long leaves.

Leafy Divider

A divider with long leaves.

A leafy divider.

Leafy Divider

A leafy divider.

A brass syringe, which is useful for washing dust off plants.

Brass Syringe

A brass syringe, which is useful for washing dust off plants.

A bulbous plant with showy flowers and lanceolate leaves.

Tulip

A bulbous plant with showy flowers and lanceolate leaves.

"This is a genus worthy of cultivation in all collections, as its lively flowers are produced in great abundance and at all seasons; many species are now in our collections; and a rich light soil suits all of them best. They are propagated by divisions of the roots or by seeds, which they produce in abundance."—Heinrich, 1887

Cannas

"This is a genus worthy of cultivation in all collections, as its lively flowers are produced in great…

"The colors white and shades of crimson. As a winter blooming plant for a conservatory or parlor window, it is invaluable; with some of the leaves are strikingly variegated, and the flowers are unique and beautiful."—Heinrich, 1887

Cyclamen

"The colors white and shades of crimson. As a winter blooming plant for a conservatory or parlor window,…

"The flowers are large, of a most brilliant crimson color, and produced in the greatest profusion, if planted in pots, or better still, in small earthen hanging baskets, say about six bulbs in a six-inch basket."—Heinrich, 1887

Oxalis Boweii

"The flowers are large, of a most brilliant crimson color, and produced in the greatest profusion, if…

"In 1870, Saxafraga sarmentosa was introduced, being beautifully and more distinctly variegated with white and rose colored markings on the leaves, but it is apt to run back to the original species."—Heinrich, 1887

Saxafraga Sarmentosa

"In 1870, Saxafraga sarmentosa was introduced, being beautifully and more distinctly variegated with…

Also known as the cabbage tree. They are endemic to New Zealand and can grow up to 66 feet in height. The trunk is stout and the leaves are sword-like.

Dracaena Australis

Also known as the cabbage tree. They are endemic to New Zealand and can grow up to 66 feet in height.…

"This is also a very well known flowering plant, of which there are many varieties - white, light and dark blue, single and double. The one most in cultivation with the finest large sweet-scented flowers is V. Marie Louise, which surpasses all other double blue Violets in the profusion of its flowers, richness of color, and delicious fragrance."—Heinrich, 1887

Violet, Marie Louise

"This is also a very well known flowering plant, of which there are many varieties - white, light and…

"D. Brasiliensis is exceedingly handsome for the center of a vase or stand, forming a beautiful object, with its fine, broad, recurving foliage."—Heinrich, 1887

Dracaena Brasiliensis

"D. Brasiliensis is exceedingly handsome for the center of a vase or stand, forming a beautiful object,…

A hanging basket filled with ferns. The handles of the basket are covered with German ivy.

Basket of Ferns

A hanging basket filled with ferns. The handles of the basket are covered with German ivy.

A hanging basket filled with ivy.

Ivy Hanging Basket

A hanging basket filled with ivy.

Also known as Pandanus utilis. It is a tropical tree with an edible fruit. It is native to Madagascar and Mauritius.

Screwpine

Also known as Pandanus utilis. It is a tropical tree with an edible fruit. It is native to Madagascar…

"L. Brownii has been considered by some a very difficult species to grow, whereas the whole secret of success is in getting healthy bulbs, which seldom arrive in good condition, as they are very sensitive to rough handling and to being kept long out of the ground."—Heinrich, 1887

Lilium Brownii

"L. Brownii has been considered by some a very difficult species to grow, whereas the whole secret of…

"The bulb is a leaf-bud inclosed in scales or concentric layers, and is found either at the base of summit of the stem, or in the axils of the leaves; and differs in no respect from the buds hereafter to be described, but in separating itself from the parent, and forming an independent individual."—Darby, 1855

Bulb Root

"The bulb is a leaf-bud inclosed in scales or concentric layers, and is found either at the base of…

"Fork-veined leaves are those in which the primary veins divide into two nearly equal secondary veins, forming a dork, and these subdivided in the same manner."—Darby, 1855

Fork-Veined Leaf

"Fork-veined leaves are those in which the primary veins divide into two nearly equal secondary veins,…

"Parallel-veined leaves are those in which the veins proceed from their origin to their termination without any subdivision; the veins being connected by minute, parallel, straight veinlets, passing perpendicularly from one to another."—Darby, 1855

Parallel-Veined Leaves

"Parallel-veined leaves are those in which the veins proceed from their origin to their termination…

"Reticulated leaves are those the veins of which branch and ramify in all directions, forming a complete network."—Darby, 1855

Reticulated Vein Leaf

"Reticulated leaves are those the veins of which branch and ramify in all directions, forming a complete…

"When a leaf is bounded by a regular curve, and it three or more times as long as it is broad, it is called oval or oblong."—Darby, 1855

Oblong Leaf

"When a leaf is bounded by a regular curve, and it three or more times as long as it is broad, it is…

"It is said to be ovate when it has the outline of the longitudinal section of an egg."—Darby, 1855

Ovate Leaf

"It is said to be ovate when it has the outline of the longitudinal section of an egg."—Darby,…