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A wardian case made of terra cotta. They are used to help provide a moist atmosphere for plants that need it to grow.

Terra Cotta Wardian Case

A wardian case made of terra cotta. They are used to help provide a moist atmosphere for plants that…

"Stands made of willow or rattan are very ornamental, and much in use abroad."—Heinrich, 1887

Stand of Rattan or Willow

"Stands made of willow or rattan are very ornamental, and much in use abroad."—Heinrich, 1887

A rustic plant stand.

Rustic Plant Stand

A rustic plant stand.

A rustic plant stand.

Rustic Stand

A rustic plant stand.

A revolving flower stand made of wire.

Novelty Revolving Stand

A revolving flower stand made of wire.

A rustic basket that is generally hanged from the ceiling and used to hold plants.

Rustic Basket

A rustic basket that is generally hanged from the ceiling and used to hold plants.

A hanging flower-pot stand.

Hanging Flower-Pot Stand

A hanging flower-pot stand.

"The imitation log baskets are made of the same material as the common flower pots, and painted in imitation of a log; therefore it is necessary to be careful not to water them too much."—Heinrich, 1887

Log Basket

"The imitation log baskets are made of the same material as the common flower pots, and painted in imitation…

A flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region.

Hyacinth

A flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region.

"An aquarium well filled and stocked with plants, fish, etc., is one of the finest ornaments one can have in the room."—Heinrich, 1887

The Aquarium

"An aquarium well filled and stocked with plants, fish, etc., is one of the finest ornaments one can…

A wicker-work basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers.

Wicker-Work Jardiniere

A wicker-work basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers.

An oval basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers

Oval Jardiniere

An oval basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers

A square basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers.

Square Jardiniere

A square basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers.

A tree cricket that lives in trees and shrubs. They feed on plant parts, other insects, and fungi.

Snowy Tree Cricket

A tree cricket that lives in trees and shrubs. They feed on plant parts, other insects, and fungi.

A fungal disease that affects potato plants. It causes small lesions on the plant, eventually killing them.

Early Blight of Potatoes

A fungal disease that affects potato plants. It causes small lesions on the plant, eventually killing…

"The Early French Forcing is the leading variety for hot-bed culture. The plants have but a very small top, run very even in size, and are of good appearance."—Rawson, 1892

French Early Forcing

"The Early French Forcing is the leading variety for hot-bed culture. The plants have but a very small…

Bedding-out is the temporary placing out of doors of greenhouse and other tender plants during the summer months. These beds are designed for different greenhouse plants.

Bedding-Out Designs

Bedding-out is the temporary placing out of doors of greenhouse and other tender plants during the summer…

Bell glasses are used to protect or accelerate the growth of a plant or plants. The French Cloche is used for this purpose. Ordinary, or English, bell glass is used to plant reproduction, especially hard-wooded plants.

French and English Bell Glasses

Bell glasses are used to protect or accelerate the growth of a plant or plants. The French Cloche is…

The bean fly is found on many herbaceous plants. This fly is harmful to beans but is not easy to exterminate.

The Bean Fly

The bean fly is found on many herbaceous plants. This fly is harmful to beans but is not easy to exterminate.

Frog hopper belong to the same order as aphidoe, to the section which has the leathery upper wings. It is the larva of the frog hoppers the produce a frothy secretion referred to as frog spit or cuckoo spit. This secretion is harmful to plants.

Larva, Frothy Secretion, and Perfect Insect of the Frog Hopper

Frog hopper belong to the same order as aphidoe, to the section which has the leathery upper wings.…

A portable plant and fruit protector is used for growing smaller plants in the summer and storing those plants in the winter. Strawberries can be grown and stored in a portable fruit protector.

Portable Plant and Fruit Protector

A portable plant and fruit protector is used for growing smaller plants in the summer and storing those…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. Double grafting inserts the intermediate growth into the first stock, which is ultimately grafted with the one it is intended to propogate.

Double Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. Picture A shows the mode of tying the graft adopted with many fruit trees. Picture B shows the work completed by the application of clay.

Mode of Tying and Claying Graft

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. All grafts inserted outside should be protected, and kept from moving by a stake, which should reach nearly to the top.

Mode of Supporting the Graft

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. Whip grafting is considered the best method of grafting.

Whip or Tongue Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. In cleft grafting the stock has to be split open by a chisel or other instrument. The scion is cut wedge shaped and fitted in the cleft so that the inner barks meet each other.

Cleft Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. In the form of cleft grafting picture the stock and scion are the same size.

Cleft Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. In saddle grafting the stock and scion must be nearly equal in thickness.

Saddle Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. In wedge grafting the positions of parts are reversed; the scion is wedge shaped and fitted into an incision of similar shape and size cut in the stock.

Wedge Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. In crown or rind grafting one or more scions may be inserted, according to the size of the stem intended for their reception.

Crown or Rind Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. Side grafting is used to insert scions without cutting away the head of the stock.

Side Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. In grafting by approach the scion intended for inarching must either be a movable pot plant that may be taken to any place desired, or one planted in close proximity to the stock.

Grafting by Approach

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to grow together. In root grafting good roots should be secured as stocks when the plants bearing them are in a dormant state. Dahlias are good plants for root grafting.

Root Grafting

Grafting is placing two cut surfaces of one or different plants under conditions which cause them to…

A span roofed house is well adapted for greenhouse plants. The side stages are on a level with the wall and upright sashes above these are hung so as to open in any way indicated.

Section of Span Roof Plant House

A span roofed house is well adapted for greenhouse plants. The side stages are on a level with the wall…

A lean to house is a type of greenhouse. This lean-to house has top ventilation provided by sliding sashes. This type of greenhouse is good for amateurs or those with only a limited quantity of plants.

Lean-to House

A lean to house is a type of greenhouse. This lean-to house has top ventilation provided by sliding…

Hip roofed greenhouses admit light, but are not convenient for attending and arranging the plants.

Hip Roofed Greenhouse

Hip roofed greenhouses admit light, but are not convenient for attending and arranging the plants.

Hand glasses are used as temporary coverings for plants that are too tender for being fully exposed.

Hand Glass

Hand glasses are used as temporary coverings for plants that are too tender for being fully exposed.

Humble bees sometimes damage beans and cultivated flowers. Some plants depend on the humble bee for fertilization, such as red clover.

Humble Bee

Humble bees sometimes damage beans and cultivated flowers. Some plants depend on the humble bee for…

Mottled umber moth is the common name of hybernia defoliaria. The moths emerge between October and March. The females crowl on to the food plants to lay their eggs.

Male, Female, and Larva of the Mottled Umber Moth

Mottled umber moth is the common name of hybernia defoliaria. The moths emerge between October and March.…

Female winter moths have wings so small that they have little to no use. The females must crawl up the plants on which they lay their eggs.

Male, Female, and Caterpillar of the Winter Moth

Female winter moths have wings so small that they have little to no use. The females must crawl up the…

Cockchafer's are harmful attack the roots of plants.

Grub of the Cockchafer

Cockchafer's are harmful attack the roots of plants.

House crickets are in the order Orthoptera. Crickets are destructive to plants in every stage after leaving the egg.

House Cricket

House crickets are in the order Orthoptera. Crickets are destructive to plants in every stage after…

Cockroaches belong to the order Orthoptera. Cockroaches are harmful to plants in every stage after leaving the egg.

Female Cockroach

Cockroaches belong to the order Orthoptera. Cockroaches are harmful to plants in every stage after leaving…

Caterpillar, larvae of the butterfly, are harmful to plants. These caterpillars sucker feet on the hinder rings of the body.

Large Cabbage Butterfly Caterpillar

Caterpillar, larvae of the butterfly, are harmful to plants. These caterpillars sucker feet on the hinder…

Caterpillar, larvae of the moth and butterfly, are harmful to plants. These caterpillars sucker feet on the hinder rings of the body.

Codlin Moth and Grub

Caterpillar, larvae of the moth and butterfly, are harmful to plants. These caterpillars sucker feet…

The larva of the onion fly are maggots or footless grubs. Many live in the interior of roots, stems, or leaves of plants.

Larva and Chrysalis of the Onion Fly

The larva of the onion fly are maggots or footless grubs. Many live in the interior of roots, stems,…

Death's head moth feeds on potato, goji berry, and jasmine plants. These moths often have a straight or curved horn, or tail, at the end of the body.

Death's Head Moth

Death's head moth feeds on potato, goji berry, and jasmine plants. These moths often have a straight…

When clear wing moths are larvae they live in burrows, in the roots and stems of many plants, and often do considerable damage.

Clear Wing Moth

When clear wing moths are larvae they live in burrows, in the roots and stems of many plants, and often…

Bead plant is the common name of netera depressa. Pictured is the plants in flower and fruit and the detached flower and fruit. The flowers are greenish and very small. The fruit is round and bright orange.

Bead Plant

Bead plant is the common name of netera depressa. Pictured is the plants in flower and fruit and the…

Turnip moth is the common name of agrotis segetum. The caterpillars live on turnip roots, harming the plants.

Caterpillar of Turnip Moth

Turnip moth is the common name of agrotis segetum. The caterpillars live on turnip roots, harming the…

Galls are structures budded out from stems, leaves, or other pats of plants. Galls are made by insects for the protection of their young or immature larvae. Pictured is the oak apple gall, about two thirds its natural size. Also pictured is the young root of oak bearing galls.

Oak Galls

Galls are structures budded out from stems, leaves, or other pats of plants. Galls are made by insects…

Galls are structures budded out from stems, leaves, or other pats of plants. Galls are made by insects for the protection of their young or immature larvae. Pictured is a cluster of galls and an oak twig with two galls.

Oak Galls

Galls are structures budded out from stems, leaves, or other pats of plants. Galls are made by insects…

Smooth-leaved cayenne pineapple plants have purple flowers. The fruit is very large, cylindrical, and dark orange yellow. The flesh is pale yellow and highly flavored.

Smooth-Leaved Cayenne Pineapple

Smooth-leaved cayenne pineapple plants have purple flowers. The fruit is very large, cylindrical, and…

The order marattiaceae, and the maratiia family, consists of stately tropical ferns with thickened, often erect, stems. The leaves are usually very large. The ophioglossaceae order has plants of small or medium size, often somewhat fleshy.

Marattiaceae and Ophioglossaceae

The order marattiaceae, and the maratiia family, consists of stately tropical ferns with thickened,…

Cycadaceae is an order with more or less woody plants. The stems are thick, unbranched, columnar, or tuberous. Ginkogoaceae is an order of much branched trees with deciduous leaves.

Cycadaceae and Ginkogoaceae

Cycadaceae is an order with more or less woody plants. The stems are thick, unbranched, columnar, or…

Taxaceae order consists of the yew family. The Pinaceae order consists of the pine family. The Gnetaceae order consists of gnetum family, which has semi-woody plants of diverse habit.

Taxaceae, Pinaceae, and Gnetaceae

Taxaceae order consists of the yew family. The Pinaceae order consists of the pine family. The Gnetaceae…

The typhaceae order consists of perennial marsh herbs with creeping rootstocks. The pandanaceae order consists of shrubby plants with simple or branched stems and prop roots. The naiadaceae order consists of immersed aquatic herbs.

Typhaceae, Pandanaceae, and Naiadaceae Orders

The typhaceae order consists of perennial marsh herbs with creeping rootstocks. The pandanaceae order…

Alismaceae is an order of herbaceous marsh plants with milky juice. Butomaceae is an order of aquatic or marsh herbs. Hydrocharitaceae is an order of submerged aquatic herbs. Pictured are various parts of flowers of those orders.

Alismaceae, Butomaceae, and Hydrocharitaceae Orders

Alismaceae is an order of herbaceous marsh plants with milky juice. Butomaceae is an order of aquatic…

Pictured from the araceae order are (1) arisaema, spathe and spadix, and (2) arum spadix with male and female flowers. Pictured from the lemnaceae order are (3) lemna, (3a) whole plants, and (3b) male and female flowers, and spathe. Pictured from the bromeliaceae order is (4) bromelia flower, (5) ananas, (5a) fruiting inflorescence, and (5b) floral diagram. Pictured from the commelinaceae order is (6) commelina flower and (7) tradescantia flower.

Araceae, Lemnaceae, Bromeliaceae, and Commelinaceae Orders

Pictured from the araceae order are (1) arisaema, spathe and spadix, and (2) arum spadix with male and…

The trunk of the acanthophoenix crinita tree is fifty to sixty feet tall. The leaves are seven to thirteen feet long. Young plants have pale yellowish green leaves.

Acanthophoenix Crinita

The trunk of the acanthophoenix crinita tree is fifty to sixty feet tall. The leaves are seven to thirteen…