Of the Composite family (Compositae), the sharp-leaved wood aster (Aster acuminatus).
Of the spiderwort family (Tradescantia), clockwise from top: T. bracteata, T. pilosa, T. montana, T.…
Of the false mermaid family (Limnanthaceae), the false mermaid (Floerkea prosperpinacoides).
"a Lepidodendron (restored); b & c impressions on back; d stem with leaves; e leaflet; f fruit of Lepidodendron,…
"Calamites (a restored); b enlarged fig.; c, d, e, leaflets and branches; f catkin; g root." -Taylor,…
"Portion of fossil tree fern (Pecopteris arborescens) on coal shale." -Taylor, 1904
"Lengthwise section of grain of corn. y, yellow, oily part of endosperm; w, white, starchy part of endosperm;…
"Successive stages in the life history of the bean seedling. AA, the surface of the ground; r, primary…
"Dodder growing upon a Golden-Rod Stem. s, seedling dodder plants, growing in earth; h, stem of host;…
"Stem of "Smilax" (Myrsiphyllum). l, scale-like leaves; cl, cladophyll, or leaf-like branch, growing…
"Dissected bud of buckeye (Aesculus macrostachya), showing transitions from bud-scales to leaves." -Bergen,…
"A, a pear leaf-bud in autumn; B, a leafy shoot derived from A, as seen in the middle of the following…
"Fruit-bud of pear, showing its development. A, opening in spring; B, later, developing flowers and…
"Types of vernation. 1, 2, cherry; 3, 4, European walnut; 5, 6, snowball; 7, lady's mantle; 8, oxalis."…
"Pinnately compound leaf of pea. A tendril takes the place of a terminal leaflet." -Bergen, 1896
"Leaves standing nearly vertical in compass-plant. (Silphium laciniatum). A, view from east or west;…
"Submerged and aerial leaves of a European crowfoot (Ranunculus Purshii). The leaf with thread-like…
"Xerophytic leaves of the Australian blackberry. l, leaflets reduced in many cases to bare midrobs,…
"Common Pitcher-Plant (Sarracenia purpurea). At the right one of the pitcher-like leaves is shown in…
"Leaves of sundew. The one at the left has all its tentacles closed over captured prey; the one at the…
"White water-lily. The inner petals and the stamens growing from the ovary." -Bergen, 1896
"Transition from petals to stamens in white water-lily. E, F, G, H, various steps between petal and…
"Fruits of Linden, with a bract joined to the peduncle and forming a wing." -Bergen, 1896
"Spore-plant of a fern (Aspidium filix-mas). A, part of a rootstock and fronds; fr, young fronds unrollin.…
"General outline of leaves. a, linear; b, lanceolate; c, wedge-shaped; d, spatulate; e, ovate; f, obovate;…