Illustrated are the burrows of an apple-tree borer. The holes at (a) shows where the adult beetle emerged.

Apple-Tree Borer

Illustrated are the burrows of an apple-tree borer. The holes at (a) shows where the adult beetle emerged.

Durian is the common name of durio zibethinus. The fruit tree is native to India and Malaysia. Concerning the odor of the durian it has been said that is smells like a mixture of old cheese and onions flavored with turpentine. But those who eat it love it despite the odor.

Durian

Durian is the common name of durio zibethinus. The fruit tree is native to India and Malaysia. Concerning…

Dwarf plants are those that never reach the height or size of the usual individuals of the species. The art of dwarfing trees has been practiced by Japanese gardeners for many years.

Japanese Dwarf Tree

Dwarf plants are those that never reach the height or size of the usual individuals of the species.…

Illustrated is the training of a branch of a dwarf tree.

Dwarf Branch

Illustrated is the training of a branch of a dwarf tree.

Loquat is native to China and Japan. The fruit is pear shaped, yellow, and about an inch and a half long. The flavor is acidic but tasty.

Loquat

Loquat is native to China and Japan. The fruit is pear shaped, yellow, and about an inch and a half…

The common name of eucalyptus corynocalyx is sugar gum. The tree grows to one hundred twenty feet tall. The flowers bloom June to November.

Eucalyptus Corynocalyx

The common name of eucalyptus corynocalyx is sugar gum. The tree grows to one hundred twenty feet tall.…

The common name of eucalyptus rostrata is red gum. The tree blooms from April to July. The tree is able to endure the intense heat of the desert.

Eucalyptus Rostrata

The common name of eucalyptus rostrata is red gum. The tree blooms from April to July. The tree is able…

The common name of eucalyptus leucoxylon is white ironbark. The flowers of the tree are white, and very rarely pink. The flowers bloom  from November to April.

Eucalyptus Leucoxylon

The common name of eucalyptus leucoxylon is white ironbark. The flowers of the tree are white, and very…

Illustrated is the flower of rose apple, also known as jamrosade and jambos. The flower is greenish white. The tree is native to the east Indies.

Rose Apple

Illustrated is the flower of rose apple, also known as jamrosade and jambos. The flower is greenish…

Illustrated is an example of where to dig to remove an evergreen.

Evergreen Removal

Illustrated is an example of where to dig to remove an evergreen.

Illustrated are two men digging up an evergreen.

Evergreen Digging

Illustrated are two men digging up an evergreen.

Illustrated are the roots of a tree bound up and the tree being loaded.

Tree Removal

Illustrated are the roots of a tree bound up and the tree being loaded.

Illustrated is a method of binding up the roots.

Root Binding

Illustrated is a method of binding up the roots.

Illustrated is a man digging a hole in frozen ground, which will hold a tree.

Tree Hole

Illustrated is a man digging a hole in frozen ground, which will hold a tree.

Illustrated is a man transporting a large evergreen tree.

Tree Transportation

Illustrated is a man transporting a large evergreen tree.

Illustrated are young trees of pinus ponderosa. It is a useful tree in the Rocky Mountain region.

Pinus Ponderosa

Illustrated are young trees of pinus ponderosa. It is a useful tree in the Rocky Mountain region.

Illustrated is a mature field tree of pinus ponderosa.

Pinus Ponderosa

Illustrated is a mature field tree of pinus ponderosa.

Illustrated are tree labels of many patterns.

Tree Labels

Illustrated are tree labels of many patterns.

Golden chain and bean tree are the common names of laburnum anagyroides. The flowers bloom in May and June. The plant is native to southern Europe.

Golden Chain

Golden chain and bean tree are the common names of laburnum anagyroides. The flowers bloom in May and…

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older trees. The leaves are rigid and sharply pointed.

Larix Occidentalis

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older…

Sweet bay is the common name of laurus nobilis. The leaves are stiff, dull green, and alternate. The tree sometimes obtains a height of forty to sixty feet. Pictured are trees in tubs.

Sweet Bay

Sweet bay is the common name of laurus nobilis. The leaves are stiff, dull green, and alternate. The…

Silver tree is the common name of leucadendron argenteum. The branches are densely leafy. It is native to South Africa.

Silver Tree

Silver tree is the common name of leucadendron argenteum. The branches are densely leafy. It is native…

Illustrated is an oval limequat. The limequat is a hybrid between the lime and the kumquat. The skin is thin and has an agreeable aroma and flavor. The pulp is very juicy.

Limequat

Illustrated is an oval limequat. The limequat is a hybrid between the lime and the kumquat. The skin…

Sweet gum and bilsted alligator tree are the common names of liquidambar styraciflua. The leaves are five to seven lobed. The tree blooms March to May.

Sweet Gum

Sweet gum and bilsted alligator tree are the common names of liquidambar styraciflua. The leaves are…

Tulip tree is the common name of liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers are greenish yellow and marked orange within at the base. The tree blooms in May and June.

Tulip Tree

Tulip tree is the common name of liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers are greenish yellow and marked…

Litchi or leechee is a fruit tree native to China. The fruit tastes best when fresh.

Litchi

Litchi or leechee is a fruit tree native to China. The fruit tastes best when fresh.

Loquat is a small, evergreen fruit tree native to China and Japan. The fruit ripens in the spring. The flavor of the fruit is similar to a cherry.

Loquat

Loquat is a small, evergreen fruit tree native to China and Japan. The fruit ripens in the spring. The…

Mamey sapote, marmalade fruit, mamey colorado, and sapote are all common names of lucuma mammosa. The fruits is round or elliptical and one seeded. The tree is considered to be native to central America.

Mamey Sapote

Mamey sapote, marmalade fruit, mamey colorado, and sapote are all common names of lucuma mammosa. The…

Egg fruit, Ti-es, and canistel are the common names of lucuma nervosa. The fruit is round or oval and orange yellow. The fruit is two to four inches long and usually two or three seeded.

Egg Fruit

Egg fruit, Ti-es, and canistel are the common names of lucuma nervosa. The fruit is round or oval and…

Tree tomato or upright tomato is the common name of lycopersicum esculentum validum. It looks like a potato plant. The leaves are small, condense, and curled.

Tree Tomato

Tree tomato or upright tomato is the common name of lycopersicum esculentum validum. It looks like a…

Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifolius has fern like foliage. It is sometimes tree like, growing to seventy five feet.

Lyonothamnus Floribundus Asplenifolius

Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifolius has fern like foliage. It is sometimes tree like, growing to…

The two left ladders are extension ladders. The right ladders are tree ladders.

Tree and Extension Ladder

The two left ladders are extension ladders. The right ladders are tree ladders.

Maytenus boaria is an evergreen tree native to Chile. The fruit is the size of a pea, two valved and two seeded. The flowers are small and clustered.

Maytenus Boaria

Maytenus boaria is an evergreen tree native to Chile. The fruit is the size of a pea, two valved and…

Illustrated is a leaf of <i>melia azedarach</i>. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of India. The leaves are three feet long and stalked.

China Tree Leaf

Illustrated is a leaf of melia azedarach. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of…

Umbrella tree is the common name of <i>melia azedarach umbraculiformis</i>. The branches are erect and radiate from the trunk. The drooping foliage gives the tree the appearance of a giant umbrella.

Umbrella Tree

Umbrella tree is the common name of melia azedarach umbraculiformis. The branches are erect and radiate…

Spanish lime and genip are the common names of <i>melicocca bijuga</i>. The fruits are about the same size and shape as plums. The fruit has a pleasant flavor similar to grapes.

Spanish Lime

Spanish lime and genip are the common names of melicocca bijuga. The fruits are about the same size…

Merope angulata is a small spiny tree native to Indonesia. The fruits are triangular and one to two inches long.

Merope Angulata

Merope angulata is a small spiny tree native to Indonesia. The fruits are triangular and one to two…

The flowers of <i>metrosideros robusta</i> are dark scarlet. The tree is native to New Zealand. The plant is sometimes known as <i>callistemon lanceolatus</i>.

Metrosideros Robusta

The flowers of metrosideros robusta are dark scarlet. The tree is native to New Zealand. The plant is…

Indian mulberry is the common name of <i>morinda citrifolia</i>. It is a small tree with smooth bark and angled branches. The fruit is yellowish and fleshy.

Indian Mulberry

Indian mulberry is the common name of morinda citrifolia. It is a small tree with smooth bark and angled…

Horseradish tree is the common name of <i>moringa oleifera</i>. It is a small tree with soft wood and corky bark. The flowers are whitish and fragrant. It is named for the pungent taste of the root.

Horseradish Tree

Horseradish tree is the common name of moringa oleifera. It is a small tree with soft wood and corky…

Horseradish tree was named because of the pungent taste of the root. The root is sometimes eaten. The young fruit is also edible.

Horseradish Tree

Horseradish tree was named because of the pungent taste of the root. The root is sometimes eaten. The…

<i>Myrica cerifera</i> is a variety of wax myrtle. It is native from Maryland to Florida, Texas, and Arkansas. The tree blooms in March and April.

Myrica Cerifera

Myrica cerifera is a variety of wax myrtle. It is native from Maryland to Florida, Texas, and Arkansas.…

Nutmeg is the common name of <i>myristica fragrans</i>. Illustrated are the upper sprays from the staminate tree.

Nutmeg

Nutmeg is the common name of myristica fragrans. Illustrated are the upper sprays from the staminate…

Illustrated are the seeds of the nutmeg tree which are used in commerce. The upper specimens show the aril or mace. The lower specimens show the nut after the mace is removed.

Nutmegs

Illustrated are the seeds of the nutmeg tree which are used in commerce. The upper specimens show the…

Ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground, and field balm are all common names of <i>nepeta hederacea</i>. Pictured is the plant surrounding a tree trunk.

Ground Ivy

Ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground, and field balm are all common names of nepeta hederacea. Pictured…

<i>Beucarnea guatemalensis</i> is native to Guatemala. The tree grows twenty feet tall. The leaves are green, thin, smooth edged, and recurving.

Beaucarnea Guatemalensis

Beucarnea guatemalensis is native to Guatemala. The tree grows twenty feet tall. The leaves are green,…

Pictured is a view of an American apple tree nursery. In horticulture a nursery is an establishment for the rearing of plants.

Apple Tree Nursery

Pictured is a view of an American apple tree nursery. In horticulture a nursery is an establishment…

Pictured is a coconut tree. The coconut is the most important of tropical nuts.

Coconut

Pictured is a coconut tree. The coconut is the most important of tropical nuts.

The common names of <i>nyssa sylvatica</i> are tupelo, pepperidge, black gum, and sour gum. The tree grows to 100 feet tall. The slender branches form a flat topped, cylindrical head.

Nyssa Sylvatica

The common names of nyssa sylvatica are tupelo, pepperidge, black gum, and sour gum. The tree grows…

Pictured is a family gathering the fruit of grafted wild olives in Algeria.

Olive Gathering

Pictured is a family gathering the fruit of grafted wild olives in Algeria.

(1) Large knots on a still vigorous branch of old olive tree. (2) Young olive tree planted to replace one destroyed by a knot. (3) Small knots on a much weakened branch.

Olive Tree Branches

(1) Large knots on a still vigorous branch of old olive tree. (2) Young olive tree planted to replace…

Tuberculosis of olive is also known as "olive knot". Olive knot is the only serious disease which attacks the olive in California.

Olive Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis of olive is also known as "olive knot". Olive knot is the only serious disease which attacks…

Pictured is an ancient olive tree in an orchard in the south of France.

Ancient Olive Tree

Pictured is an ancient olive tree in an orchard in the south of France.

Image of a tree reaching for sunlight

Tree Branch

Image of a tree reaching for sunlight

Inarching, also known as approach grafting, is used to join two plants that are otherwise very difficult to join together. The pieces are tied so that each individual piece has roots beneath it and growth above it. Inarching can also be used in pleaching, which is the technique of weaving tree branches into bushes for decorative purposes.

Approach Grafting

Inarching, also known as approach grafting, is used to join two plants that are otherwise very difficult…

Peach tree borer larva. This image is about twice the actual size. Also called the peach crown borer. From its name, it is a pest found in peaches and other stone fruit

Peach Borer

Peach tree borer larva. This image is about twice the actual size. Also called the peach crown borer.…

The pupae stage of a peach tree borer, a pest that is commonly found in rotting peaches and other stone fruits. Also known as a peach crown borer

Peach Borer

The pupae stage of a peach tree borer, a pest that is commonly found in rotting peaches and other stone…

The path of current through person receiving a shock from the frame of a machine insulated from the ground.  (There is an accidental tree ground on the line and an accidental ground in the winding of the machine.)

Current of Shock

The path of current through person receiving a shock from the frame of a machine insulated from the…

Balm, more properly known as balsam, is a gum derived from the balsam-tree. It was considered valuable in the healing of external wounds.
<p>Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Jeremiah 8:22 ASV

Balm

Balm, more properly known as balsam, is a gum derived from the balsam-tree. It was considered valuable…

The cinnamon plant. It is the inner bark of a tree growing about twenty feet high, and being peeled off in thin strips curls as it is found in market.

Cinnamon

The cinnamon plant. It is the inner bark of a tree growing about twenty feet high, and being peeled…