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 pink flower with corolla white tubes. It is a hybrid greenhouse Rhododendron.

Rhododendron Taylori

A pink flower with corolla white tubes. It is a hybrid greenhouse Rhododendron.

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…

Also known as Richardia africana. A large, white flower with a rolled round at the edge.

Arum Lily

Also known as Richardia africana. A large, white flower with a rolled round at the edge.

A dwarf form of the Rosa centifolia, having small flowers and leaves. The flowers are rose-purple with ovate, serrated leaves and scattered prickles.

Rosa Centifolia Pomponia

A dwarf form of the Rosa centifolia, having small flowers and leaves. The flowers are rose-purple with…

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 Rosa multiflora. It is a shrub which grows small corymbs of flowers. It is native to eastern Asia and is considered an invasive species.

Multiflora Rose

Also known as Rosa multiflora. It is a shrub which grows small corymbs of flowers. It is native to eastern…

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 Rudbeckia purpurea and Echinacea purpurea. A flower with lavender drooping petals surrounding a brownish central disk.

Purple Coneflower

Also known as Rudbeckia purpurea and Echinacea purpurea. A flower with lavender drooping petals surrounding…

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 flowery divider.

Floral Divider

A flowery divider.

A floral middle divider.

Floral Divider

A floral middle divider.

A flowery divider

Floral Divider

A flowery divider

A floral divider.

Floral Divider

A floral divider.

A floral divider.

Floral Divider

A floral divider.

A flower pot.

Flower Pot

A flower pot.

"[Pot covers] will hide the pot and give it a very neat appearance, without inerfering with the side drainage in any way."—Heinrich, 1887

Pot Cover

"[Pot covers] will hide the pot and give it a very neat appearance, without inerfering with the side…

A window shelf for holding plants. They can be used either indoors or outdoors.

Window Shelf

A window shelf for holding plants. They can be used either indoors or outdoors.

"Flower-pot Brackets are exceedingly ornamental for the window. They are generally very strongly made of iron, being capable of holding double the weight that can be put upon them, and they are very tastefully bronzed."—Heinrich, 1887

Plain Pot Bracket

"Flower-pot Brackets are exceedingly ornamental for the window. They are generally very strongly made…

A fancier type of pot bracket.

Ornamented Pot Bracket

A fancier type of pot bracket.

A decorative flower pot bracket with arms.

Bracket with Arms

A decorative flower pot bracket with arms.

A decorative pot used for holding plants.

Jardiniere

A decorative pot used for holding plants.

Potting a plant in as small a pot as possible without crushing the roots, and then buying the pot in the garden up to the rim. This is helpful for preserving the life of a plant during the winter.

Plunging a Pot

Potting a plant in as small a pot as possible without crushing the roots, and then buying the pot in…

A revolving flower stand made of wire.

Novelty Revolving Stand

A revolving flower stand made of wire.

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.

Two hyacinths being grown in a glass pot.

Two Hyacinths in Glass

Two hyacinths being grown in a glass pot.

"The Crocus is well known as one of our earliest spring flowers, producing dense masses of richly colored blossoms. The more thickly they are planted, the greater the effect produced."—Heinrich, 1887

Crocuses

"The Crocus is well known as one of our earliest spring flowers, producing dense masses of richly colored…

A pot in the shape of a bee hive that can be used to grow hyacinths.

Bee Hive Pot

A pot in the shape of a bee hive that can be used to grow hyacinths.

A pot in the shape of a hedgehog that can be used to grow hyacinths in.

Hedgehog Pot

A pot in the shape of a hedgehog that can be used to grow hyacinths in.

A bulbous plant with showy flowers and lanceolate leaves.

Tulip

A bulbous plant with showy flowers and lanceolate leaves.

A type of tulip, which is by far the finest in color.

Parrot Tulip

A type of tulip, which is by far the finest in color.

Also known as Daffodil. A hardy plant with white flowers. It mostly blooms in the spring.

Narcissus

Also known as Daffodil. A hardy plant with white flowers. It mostly blooms in the spring.

A plant with showy flowers of white, pink, or yellow, and often attractively marked leaves.

Begonia

A plant with showy flowers of white, pink, or yellow, and often attractively marked leaves.

"This is a drooping or creeping species, with light green, glossy leaves and large clusters of orange salmon-colored flowers."—Heinrich, 1887

Begnia Glaucophylla Scandens

"This is a drooping or creeping species, with light green, glossy leaves and large clusters of orange…

"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…

"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…

A true lily that is native to Japan. The flower color is white with gold radial markings and orange spots. They are the largest and strongest-scented of any of the lily species.

Lilium Auratum

A true lily that is native to Japan. The flower color is white with gold radial markings and orange…

"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…

Also known as Lilium longiflorum. They are native to Japan and Taiwan, and bears a number of trumpet-shaped, white, fragrant, outward-facing flowers

Easter Lily

Also known as Lilium longiflorum. They are native to Japan and Taiwan, and bears a number of trumpet-shaped,…

A species of lily which produces clusters of flowers in a tightly contained space.

Floribunda

A species of lily which produces clusters of flowers in a tightly contained space.

"One to three feet high; flowers erect, orange yellow, spotted black, well open and very beautiful. Each bulb throws up from three to four flowering stems. Native of Japan and blooms in August."—Heinrich, 1887

Wallacei

"One to three feet high; flowers erect, orange yellow, spotted black, well open and very beautiful.…

Also known as Convallaria majalis. It is native throughout the Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe. The flowers are white tepals, bell-shaped, and sweetly scented.

Lily of the Valley

Also known as Convallaria majalis. It is native throughout the Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe.…

"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…

An iron stand used to hold decorative flowers.

Iron Flower Stand

An iron stand used to hold decorative flowers.

"The hanging basket is filled with dried Everlasting Flowers and Grasses, in their natural colors. Some are colored, and they are the most elegant article of the kind ever seen in this country."—Heinrich, 1887

Hanging Basket with Dried Flowers

"The hanging basket is filled with dried Everlasting Flowers and Grasses, in their natural colors. Some…

"The Wall-pocket Basket filled with grasses, ferns, and flowers, makes a very neat ornament to hang on the wall between or underneath picture-frames, or to stand on the mantel-piece."—Heinrich, 1887

Wall Pocket

"The Wall-pocket Basket filled with grasses, ferns, and flowers, makes a very neat ornament to hang…

"The Swiss Moss Baskets, filled with Flowers and Grasses, are very neat for setting on the table or mantel-piece."—Heinrich, 1887

Swiss Moss Basket

"The Swiss Moss Baskets, filled with Flowers and Grasses, are very neat for setting on the table or…

A decorative straw basket filled with dried flowers and grasses.

Straw Basket

A decorative straw basket filled with dried flowers and grasses.

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.

"The Rhizoma or Rootstock grows in a nearly horizontal direction, emitting roots from its under side, increasing by one extremity only, at which it puts forth leaves and flower-stems, and gradually dying at the other. Its surface is generally marked by irregular ridges formed by the bases of decayed leaves."—Darby, 1855

Rhizoma Root

"The Rhizoma or Rootstock grows in a nearly horizontal direction, emitting roots from its under side,…

A corolla with a very short tube and a spreading limb.

Rotate Corolla

A corolla with a very short tube and a spreading limb.

A corolla with a regularly expanding tube.

Funnel-Shaped Corolla

A corolla with a regularly expanding tube.

"When the corolla is separated into two unequal divisions, called the anterior, or lower, and posterior, or upper lips."—Darby, 1855

Ringent Corolla

"When the corolla is separated into two unequal divisions, called the anterior, or lower, and posterior,…

"When the petals stand side by side with the claw, gradually expanding into a limb."—Darby, 1855

Liliaceous Corolla

"When the petals stand side by side with the claw, gradually expanding into a limb."—Darby, 1855

"When there are several spreading petals without claws."—Darby, 1855

Rosaceous Corolla

"When there are several spreading petals without claws."—Darby, 1855