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…
Dwarf plants are those that never reach the height or size of the usual individuals of the species.…
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 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…
Illustrated is the flower of rose apple, also known as jamrosade and jambos. The flower is greenish…
Illustrated are young trees of pinus ponderosa. It is a useful tree in the Rocky Mountain region.
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…
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…
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…
Tulip tree is the common name of liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers are greenish yellow and marked…
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…
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…
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.
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 melia azedarach. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of…
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 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…
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 morinda citrifolia. It is a small tree with smooth bark and angled…
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…
Myrica cerifera is a variety of wax myrtle. It is native from Maryland to Florida, Texas, and Arkansas.…
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…
Ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground, and field balm are all common names of nepeta hederacea. Pictured…
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…
The common names of nyssa sylvatica are tupelo, pepperidge, black gum, and sour gum. The tree grows…
(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…
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.…
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…
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…