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The five pods of the Wild Columbine opening, (Gray, 1858).

Pod

The five pods of the Wild Columbine opening, (Gray, 1858).

The Laurel cone of fruit, the seeds hanging as they drop, (Gray, 1858).

Laurel

The Laurel cone of fruit, the seeds hanging as they drop, (Gray, 1858).

Pod of Celandine opening, (Gray, 1858).

Pod

Pod of Celandine opening, (Gray, 1858).

There are many types of nuts that grow on trees. They are hard to protect the growing embryo encased within.

Nut

There are many types of nuts that grow on trees. They are hard to protect the growing embryo encased…

Limes grow on trees in tropical regions.

Lime

Limes grow on trees in tropical regions.

Castor oil is made from the seeds of this plant. This oil is used in medicine for a purgative and is a remedy for dysentery and irritation of the stomach.

Castor Oil Plant

Castor oil is made from the seeds of this plant. This oil is used in medicine for a purgative and is…

A primitive cotton-gin used to seperate seeds from the cotton.

Primitive Cotton-Gin

A primitive cotton-gin used to seperate seeds from the cotton.

A farm machine used to seperate seeds or grain from the stocks.

Thresher

A farm machine used to seperate seeds or grain from the stocks.

"Is about either inches long, and the tail one-third as long; its color is grayish-brown, marked with white rounded spots above; the color beneath is white. It lives solitary in burrows in the earth; feeds on grain and seeds, and frequently causes great destruction to the crops." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Souslik

"Is about either inches long, and the tail one-third as long; its color is grayish-brown, marked with…

"It is of a pale yellowish-gray, seven and a half inches long, and derives its common name from its fondness of the Camas plant, Scilla esculata. It is exceedingly voracious, and, like all other pouched rats, feeds o nuts, roots, grasses, and seeds." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Gopher

"It is of a pale yellowish-gray, seven and a half inches long, and derives its common name from its…

A shallow bowl covered with a sheet of glass.

Covered dish

A shallow bowl covered with a sheet of glass.

A shallow bowl, with two sheets of paper and seeds inside.

Uncovered dish

A shallow bowl, with two sheets of paper and seeds inside.

The great titmouse feeds on seeds and small insects, such as flies.

Great Tit

The great titmouse feeds on seeds and small insects, such as flies.

Also known as the green finch, the green grosbeak frequents gardens, orchards, small woods, and cultivated fields. It feeds on seeds and the occaisional insect.

Green Grosbeak

Also known as the green finch, the green grosbeak frequents gardens, orchards, small woods, and cultivated…

Often found among human settlement, the common sparrow of Europe's diet consists of seeds, insects, caterpillars, young vegetables, and soft fruits.

Common Sparrow of Europe

Often found among human settlement, the common sparrow of Europe's diet consists of seeds, insects,…

The common linnet of Europe is a small, active bird that feeds primarily on seeds.

Common Linnet of Europe

The common linnet of Europe is a small, active bird that feeds primarily on seeds.

Found in the northern parts of America and Europe, the pine-grosbeak feeds mostly on seeds.

Pine Grosbeak

Found in the northern parts of America and Europe, the pine-grosbeak feeds mostly on seeds.

Known in Virginia as the old-field lark, the meadow-lark is a migratory bird that feeds on insects and seeds.

Meadowlark

Known in Virginia as the old-field lark, the meadow-lark is a migratory bird that feeds on insects and…

Prairie hens feed on grasshoppers, wheat, corn, seeds, and the buds of trees. They are also known as the pinnated grouse and the heath-hen.

Prairie Hens

Prairie hens feed on grasshoppers, wheat, corn, seeds, and the buds of trees. They are also known as…

A trio of ptarmigans (also known as white grouses) found in colder regions at higher altitudes. They feed on seeds and berries, and the tender shoots of plants.

Ptarmigans

A trio of ptarmigans (also known as white grouses) found in colder regions at higher altitudes. They…

The common partridge of Europe, or gray partridge, is found throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its diet consists of grains, seeds, tender herbage, and insects.

Common Partridge of Europe

The common partridge of Europe, or gray partridge, is found throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its…

Also known as the waterhen, the moorhen lives around rivers and lakes, feeding on worms, insects, mollusca, and seeds.

Moorhen

Also known as the waterhen, the moorhen lives around rivers and lakes, feeding on worms, insects, mollusca,…

The basal portion of the pistil in which the seeds or ovules are bourne.

Ovary

The basal portion of the pistil in which the seeds or ovules are bourne.

"A suborder of the natural order <em> Conifer&aelig;</em>, distinguished by bearing strobiles (cones) with two inverted ovules at the base of each scale, which become ovules at the base of each scale, which become winged samaroid seeds."-Wright, 1902

Abietineæ

"A suborder of the natural order Coniferæ, distinguished by bearing strobiles (cones)…

"&hellip;a fleshy fruit containing several large jet-black seeds partly embedded in a white spongy aril.."-Whitney, 1902

Akee fruit

"…a fleshy fruit containing several large jet-black seeds partly embedded in a white spongy aril.."-Whitney,…

"Seeds cut vertically, showing their Embryos and Albumen."-Whitney, 1902

Seeds

"Seeds cut vertically, showing their Embryos and Albumen."-Whitney, 1902

"Common Peanut (Arachis hypog&aelig;a). a, flowers; b, ovaries on lengthened stipes; c, forming fruit; d, ripe pod; e, pod opened, showing seeds."-Whitney, 1902

Common peanut

"Common Peanut (Arachis hypogæa). a, flowers; b, ovaries on lengthened stipes; c, forming fruit;…

"Cacao, or cocoa, is the chocolate tree, and also the powder and beverage made with it obtained from the fruit of this tree. The tree is 16 to 18 feet high, a native of tropical America, and much cultivated in the tropics of both hemispheres, especially in the West India Islands, Central and South America. Its fruit is contained in pointed, oval, ribbed pods 6 to 10 inches long, each inclosing 50 to 100 seeds in a white, sweetish pulp. The term coca is a corruption of cacao, but is more commonly used in commerce: cocoa nuts, however, are obtained from an entirely different tree."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Cacao Plant

"Cacao, or cocoa, is the chocolate tree, and also the powder and beverage made with it obtained from…

"Woodpecker is the popular name of the old Linn&aelig;an genus Picus, now greatly divided. Woodpeckers have a slender body, powerful beak, and protrusile tongue, which is sharp, barbed, and pointed, and covered with a glutinous secretion derived from glands in the throat, this coating being renewed every time the tongue is drawn within the bill. The tail is stiff and serves as a support when the birds are clinging to the branches or stems of trees. Woodpeckers are very widely distributed, but abound chiefly in warm climates. They are solitary in habit, and live in the depths of forests. Fruits, seeds, and insects constitute their food, and in pursuit of the latter they exhibit wonderful dexterity, climbing with astonishing quickness on the trunks and branches of trees, and when, by tapping with their bills, a rotten place has been discovered, they dig vigorously in search of the grubs or larv&aelig; beneath the bark."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Green Woodpecker

"Woodpecker is the popular name of the old Linnæan genus Picus, now greatly divided. Woodpeckers…

"Nelumbium is the typical and only genus of the order Nelumbiace&aelig;. The species are remarkable for the beauty of their flowers. N. speciosum has magnificent flowers, magenta or white. It does not now grow in Egypt, but is found in India. The rhizome, stalks, and seeds are eaten by the Hindus. A fiber derived from the stalk is used as a wick for lamps in Hindu temples, the plant being considered sacred. The North American Indians eat the rhizomes of N. luteum."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Nelumbium

"Nelumbium is the typical and only genus of the order Nelumbiaceæ. The species are remarkable…

"The Nut Cracker is a bird of Southern Europe. They feed on the seeds of pine and beech, and on nuts, which they fix in some convenient crevice and hammer with the beak till the kernel is exposed. The plumage is of different shades of brown, studded with long white spots."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Nutcracker

"The Nut Cracker is a bird of Southern Europe. They feed on the seeds of pine and beech, and on nuts,…

"Pasiflora is the passion-flower. Generally climbing herbs or shrubs. Fruit succulent, seeds many. Found chiefly in tropical America. The three stigmas seemed to the devout Roman Catholics of South America to represent nails; one transfixing each hand, and one the feet of the crucified Saviour; the five anthers, His five wounds; the rays of the corona, His crown of thorns, or the halo of glory around His head; the digitate leaves, the hands of those who scourged Him; the tendrils, the scourge itself; while, finally, the 10 parts of the perianth were the 10 apostles&ndash; that is, the 12 wanting Judas who betrayed, and Peter who denied, his Lord."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Passion Flower

"Pasiflora is the passion-flower. Generally climbing herbs or shrubs. Fruit succulent, seeds many. Found…

"Poppy is a genus of plants, of which there are numerous species, mostly natives of Europe and Asia, some of them found in the very N. regions, but most of them in the warmer temperate parts. By far the most important species is that known as the opium poppy, also called the white poppy and the oil poppy. But the same species is important on account of the bland fixed oil of the seeds, and is much cultivated as an oil plant. Poppy oil is as sweet as olive oil, and is used for similar purposes. It is imported into the United States in considerable quantities from India. A variety with double flowers is cultivated in flower gardens, under the name of carnation poppy. <em>a,</em> whole plant"&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Opium Poppy

"Poppy is a genus of plants, of which there are numerous species, mostly natives of Europe and Asia,…

A genus of plants of natural order Scropulariace&aelig;. having a tubular calyx, the upper lip of the corolla divided, the lower of three nearly equal lobes, the cells of the athers spurred at the base, a two-celled capsule and striated seeds.

Eyebright

A genus of plants of natural order Scropulariaceæ. having a tubular calyx, the upper lip of the…

Seeds falling from a cone

Cone Seeds

Seeds falling from a cone

It grows wild around the shores of the Mediterranean and many parts of the East, producing a puffy pod, containing one or generally two nested seeds with two swellings on one side. It is much used in olios Spain, is an important article in French cookery and has been cultivated from a very early period in the warmer regions of the old world.

Chick Pea

It grows wild around the shores of the Mediterranean and many parts of the East, producing a puffy pod,…

A bug that feeds on the seeds of the clover and other plants.

Clover Weevil

A bug that feeds on the seeds of the clover and other plants.

A cocoanut tree with large brown seeds containing milk.

Cocoanut Palm

A cocoanut tree with large brown seeds containing milk.

A plant whose bulbs and seeds are used medicinally, especially for gout.

Meadow Saffron

A plant whose bulbs and seeds are used medicinally, especially for gout.

A cone of seeds from a larch tree.

Larch Cone

A cone of seeds from a larch tree.

A cone of seeds from a pine tree.

Pine Cone

A cone of seeds from a pine tree.

A machine seed in separating the seeds from the cotton fiber.

Cotton Gin

A machine seed in separating the seeds from the cotton fiber.

"Mercury was sent, accompanied by Spring, to demand Persephone of Pluto. The wily monarch consented, but, alas! the maiden had taken a pomegranate which Pluto offered her, and had sucked the sweet pulp from a few of the seeds. This was enough to prevent her complete release, by which she was to pass half the time with her mother, and the rest with her husband Pluto." &mdash;Bulfinch, 1897

Pluto, Persephone, and Mercury

"Mercury was sent, accompanied by Spring, to demand Persephone of Pluto. The wily monarch consented,…

"Large oblong or oblong conical, sometimes flattene, seeds but slightly imbedded; color scarlet; flesh firm, solid; nearly white, of good flavor." &mdash;Fuller, 1910

Durand strawberry

"Large oblong or oblong conical, sometimes flattene, seeds but slightly imbedded; color scarlet; flesh…

"Large round; pale crimson or deep scarlet; seeds slightly sunken, rather soft, acid, without richness, but highly perfumed. A wonderfully hardy and productive variety; extensively cultivated a few years since for market, as it succeeds on a great variety of soils, and when left to grow with little or no cultivation." &mdash;Fuller, 1910

Green prolific strawberry

"Large round; pale crimson or deep scarlet; seeds slightly sunken, rather soft, acid, without richness,…

A genus of popular flowering plants, most of which are native to Europe, but many of them have been widely naturalized and greatly improved by cultivation. The plants are bulbous, the stems rush-like, flowers bell-shaped, and the fruit formed like capsules with flobose seeds.

Narcissus

A genus of popular flowering plants, most of which are native to Europe, but many of them have been…

A genus of aquatic herbs of the mustard famil, known generally as the water-cresses. The leaves in most species are pinnate, the flowers are yellow or white, and the seeds are borne in a marginless pod in which they are arranged in two irregular rows.

Nasturtium

A genus of aquatic herbs of the mustard famil, known generally as the water-cresses. The leaves in most…

A genus of rushlike plants of the sedge family, growing in marshy places from root-stalks. The stem grows to a height of from six to fifteen feet. It is naked, except near the root, and at the top is a bunch of leaves formed much like an umbrella. The flowers occur on scaly spikelets and are surrounded by long bracts, and the seeds are three-cornered.

Papyrus

A genus of rushlike plants of the sedge family, growing in marshy places from root-stalks. The stem…

A trailing plant of the bean family, bearing a hairy stem, small yellow flowers, and two-paired primate leaflets. The flowers are sterile above ground. After they wither, the forming stalk of the ovary bends downward and forces the young pod underground, and the seeds mature some distance below the surface.

Peanut

A trailing plant of the bean family, bearing a hairy stem, small yellow flowers, and two-paired primate…

This illustration shows some common examples of Pinales: 5, Thuja or arbor vitae. 6, Strobilus, of Chamaecyparis or southern white cedar. 7, strobilus of Juniperus or red cedar with fleshy scales fused into a berry-like fruit. 8, branch of Taxus or yew. The seeds are produced singly in the axils of leaves on short lateral branches and nearly enveloped by a thick fleshy cup that becomes bright red. 9. Picea or spruce.

Pinales

This illustration shows some common examples of Pinales: 5, Thuja or arbor vitae. 6, Strobilus, of Chamaecyparis…

This illustration shows the structure of dicotyledonous seeds: A, nearly mature seed of Lepidium. The embryo consists of the hypocotyl, hy, ending below in the root, r, and the root cap and above the epicotly, pl. Two cotyledons, c; arise laterall from the stem; f, funiculus; mi, micropyle; in, integuments, en, remains of endosperm. B, section of seed of water lily-e, embryo with two cotyledons attached laterally to the minute stem of the embryo and surrounded by a layer of endosperm cells; mg, sporangial cells or perisperm; i, integument.

Dicotylendonous

This illustration shows the structure of dicotyledonous seeds: A, nearly mature seed of Lepidium. The…

A cone of the stone pine. Usually oval shaped and has edible seeds.

Stone Pine Cone

A cone of the stone pine. Usually oval shaped and has edible seeds.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

A plant with seeds commonly used to season foods.

Poppy

A plant with seeds commonly used to season foods.

A plant characterized by the cylindrical spikes, and by the pod, which is nearly cylindrical, straight or curved or twisted. Commonly filled with a pulp or fleshy substance between the seeds.

Mesquit

A plant characterized by the cylindrical spikes, and by the pod, which is nearly cylindrical, straight…

A plant with hard pods with seeds inside.

Rattlebox

A plant with hard pods with seeds inside.

"Cloves are the flower-buds of the Clove-tree. The genus to which this tree belongs is of the natural order Myrtaceae; the calyx has a cylindrical tube and 4-cleft border; the corolla consists of four petals united by their tips; the stamens are in four clusters; and the fruit is an oblong dry berry with one or two cells and as many seeds." &mdash; Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Cloves

"Cloves are the flower-buds of the Clove-tree. The genus to which this tree belongs is of the natural…