"Alnus glutinosa. A, a flowering twig; s, staminate catkins; p, pistillate catkins; B, a group of staminate…
"Euphorbia corollata. A, flower-cluster with involucre, the whole appearing like a single flower; B,…
"Viola tricolor. A, stamens and pistil; B, pistil with stamens removed; C, pod split open." -Bergen,…
"Begonia Flowers. A, staminate flower; B, pistillate flower; C, twisted stigmas, enlarged; D, cross-section…
"Flower and fruit of Umbelliferae. A, flower of Foeniculum; B, fruit of Heracleum; C, fruit of Heracleum,…
"Flower of Asclepias Cornuti. A, entire flower; B, vertical section; C, diagram; D, details of pollen-masses…
"Flowers of plantain (Plantago), enlarged. A, earlier stage, pistil mature, stamens not yet appearing…
"Bachelor's Button. I, vertical section of the receptacle; II, style and forked stigma; III, corolla,…
"Bachelor's Button. I, a tubular flower; anth, the united anthers; II, fruit; III, fruit, vertical section;…
"Flower-cluster of yarrow (Achillea Millefolium). A, head seen from above; B, longitudinal section;…
A circle with labels for radius, diameter, and circumference. The visual will help to remember what…
"Explanation of the cylinder. a, altitude; c, circumference of base, or perimeter; d, diameter; s, lateral…
"Details of a castle: 1. Fortified approach 2. Drawbridge 3. Moat 4. Donjon or keep 5. Towers flanking…
"The sugar maple tree resembles the sycamore, and abounds in the northern parts of the United States,…
"Cotton is a downy substance produced on the seeds of he cotton plant, Gossypium, which is herbaceous,…
"The most common variety of the flax plant has a very slender erect stem, two or three feet high, branching…
"Hemp adapts itself to diversities of climate, and is cultivated equally under the burning sun of the…
"The plant tillers like wheat, but not to the same degree. The cane ground is kept clean by hand-hoeing,…
"The castor oil plant belongs to an order whose affinities have not yet been accurately limited by botanists;…
"The mint family of plants, of which the most important species are peppermint, spearmint and penny-royal,…
The nutmeg trees are genus of the evergreen tree. The flowers grown on the nutmeg tree can be used as…
The cinnamon tree is a evergreen tree small in stature. The bark from the tree is used as a the spice,…
"Pimento or Jamaica pepper, otherwise called allspice, is a small berry, the fruit of a beautiful tree,…
" Our engraving represents a wonderfully singular and beautiful plant, which grows among the mountains…
"This tree, a native of India, is remarkable for its vast branches. It is a species of fig; has ovate,…
"Called the Indian fig. The opuntia is a fleshly and succulent plant, destitute of leaves, covered with…
An illustration showing the construction used to divide a line AB into two equal parts; and to erect…
An illustration showing the construction used to divide an angle into two equal parts. "With C as a…
An illustration showing the construction used to divide an angle into two equal parts when the lines…
An illustration showing the construction used to divide the line AB in the same proportion of parts…
An illustration showing how to construct a square upon a given line. "With AB as radius and A and B…
"a genus of algae. P.nivalis (red-snow) appears on the surface of snow, tinging extensive tracts in…
"In a system of pulleys (figs. 3,4) in which the same string passes round any number of pulleys, and…
An illustration showing how to construct a cyma, or two circle arcs that will tangent themselves, and…
An illustration showing how to construct a talon, or two circle arcs that will tangent themselves, and…
An illustration showing how to construct a circle arc without recourse to its center, but its chord…
"A climbing plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita. The pumpkin is originally from India, but is…
An illustration showing how to construct an octagon on a given line. "Prolong AB to C. With B as center…
An illustration showing how to construct a regular polygon on a given line without resort to its center.…
The quince-tree, which is supposed to be a native of Western Asia, is now cultivated throughout Europe,…
An illustration showing how to construct an isometric ellipse by compass and six circle arcs. "Divide…
An illustration showing how to construct a hyperbola by plotting. "Having given the transverse axis…
This gigantic flower, one of the marvels of the vegetable world, was discovered in the interior Sumatra…
"A regular township, according to United States surveys, is 6 miles square and is divided into 36 equal…
A bird belonging to the family Sylviadae, nearly allied to the nearest, but having a more slender form…
A species of deer found in the northern parts of Europe and Asia. It has branched, recurved, round antlers,…
"The Lungs. 1, Summit of lungs. 2, Base of lungs. 3, Trachea. 4, Right bronchus. 5, Left bronchus. 6,…