The silver-laced wyandotte is the base for all other colors of wyandotte, of which there are 17. It has white feathers with black edges on each feather, with a black tail and yellow legs.

Silver-Laced Wyandotte Cockerel

The silver-laced wyandotte is the base for all other colors of wyandotte, of which there are 17. It…

A pair of brahmas, whose base color is white with black hackles edged in white, with a black tail.

Pair of Light Brahmas

A pair of brahmas, whose base color is white with black hackles edged in white, with a black tail.

"Leghorns are the best known of the egg-producing varieties or Mediterranean class. They are the premiers in laying and the standard by which the prolificacy of other breeds is judged."—Government Printing Office, 1897

Single-Comb White Leghorn Cock

"Leghorns are the best known of the egg-producing varieties or Mediterranean class. They are the premiers…

"The Rose-comb White and Rose-comb Brown Leghorns have a small rose comb, square in front, firm and even upon the head, tapering evenly from front to rear, without inclining to one side, the top comparatively flat and covered with small points or corrugations, terminating in a well-developed spike in the rear."—Government Printing Office, 1897

Rose-Combed White Leghorn Cockerel

"The Rose-comb White and Rose-comb Brown Leghorns have a small rose comb, square in front, firm and…

Andalusians are generally classified as "Mediterranean" chickens. They are relatively rare, and can produce up to 160 eggs per year.

Blue Andalusian Hen

Andalusians are generally classified as "Mediterranean" chickens. They are relatively rare, and can…

Also known as Pinus strobus. It is light green with silvery lines. The branches are generally around 3 inches to 5 inches in length. The cones are cylindrical, between 6 inches and 8 inches long, with smooth scales and a thick apex.

Eastern White Pine Branchlet

Also known as Pinus strobus. It is light green with silvery lines. The branches are generally around…

This shrub has oval leathery leaves and small white flowers. It is a common landscaping plant.

Pittosporum Tobira

This shrub has oval leathery leaves and small white flowers. It is a common landscaping plant.

Also known as Platycodon gradiflorus and Chinese Bellflower. This flower bears large blue flowers.

Balloon Flower

Also known as Platycodon gradiflorus and Chinese Bellflower. This flower bears large blue flowers.

A flower with elegant blue petals. The pedals are approximately 1.5 inches in length.

Plectranthus Fruticocus

A flower with elegant blue petals. The pedals are approximately 1.5 inches in length.

Also known as Plumeria. It is native of tropical America, and is made up of thickish branches and white, yellowish, or rose-purple flowers.

Frangipangi

Also known as Plumeria. It is native of tropical America, and is made up of thickish branches and white,…

A flower belonging to the family Asteraceae. The petals are usually purple, lilac, or white, and the peduncles are long.

Podolepis Gracilis

A flower belonging to the family Asteraceae. The petals are usually purple, lilac, or white, and the…

A perennial plant that is usually blue and erect, with oval petals. It is commonly found in the temperate regions of Europe.

Jacob's Ladder

A perennial plant that is usually blue and erect, with oval petals. It is commonly found in the temperate…

A blue flower that is in the shape of a funnel. They tend to cluster on the ends of the stalks.

Polemonium Confertum

A blue flower that is in the shape of a funnel. They tend to cluster on the ends of the stalks.

A flower that is native to eastern North American. It is either blue or white with leafy stems.

Polemonium Reptans

A flower that is native to eastern North American. It is either blue or white with leafy stems.

A white flower with numerous florets. It is found in Australia, and is abundant on sand plains.

Polycalymma Stuartii

A white flower with numerous florets. It is found in Australia, and is abundant on sand plains.

A flower in the buckwheat family. A drooping flower with a white tube and green deltoid teeth.

Polygonum Japonicum

A flower in the buckwheat family. A drooping flower with a white tube and green deltoid teeth.

Also known as Polygonatum multiflorum. Consists of several peduncles and white flowers. They are commonly found in the Northern hemisphere.

Solomon's Seal

Also known as Polygonatum multiflorum. Consists of several peduncles and white flowers. They are commonly…

Also known as Polygonum cuspidatum. It has hollow stems and has a similar appearance to bamboo. The flowers are small and white, and the leaves are in the shape of an oval.

Japanese Knotweed

Also known as Polygonum cuspidatum. It has hollow stems and has a similar appearance to bamboo. The…

Also known as Pontederia cordata. A blue plant with numerous spikes of blue flowers. It generally is found growing in shallow waters.

Pickerelweed

Also known as Pontederia cordata. A blue plant with numerous spikes of blue flowers. It generally is…

Also known as Populus alba canescens. A species of poplar, commonly found in Spain, Morocco, and central Europe and Asia. The bark is smooth and approximately 3 feet in width. The trees generally grow between 52 and 88 feet.

White Poplar

Also known as Populus alba canescens. A species of poplar, commonly found in Spain, Morocco, and central…

A white fragrant flower, with a spreading star-shaped limb.

Posoqueria Multriflora

A white fragrant flower, with a spreading star-shaped limb.

A blue flower with calyx longer than the tube of the corolla. They typically bloom in April and May, and are found in Europe and Siberia.

Pulmonaria Mollis

A blue flower with calyx longer than the tube of the corolla. They typically bloom in April and May,…

Also known as Pieris brassicae. It is commonly found throughout Europe, Asia, and north Africa. The wings are white with black tips, with the females having two black spots on each forewing.

Large White Cabbage Butterfly

Also known as Pieris brassicae. It is commonly found throughout Europe, Asia, and north Africa. The…

Also known as Pieris brassicae. An image of the larva and pupa of the large white cabbage butterfly.

Larva and Pupa of a Large White Cabbage Butterfly

Also known as Pieris brassicae. An image of the larva and pupa of the large white cabbage butterfly.

A white flower with stripes of blue down the center. It typically blooms in the Spring, and is found in Asia and the Middle East. The leaves grow in twos, and are strap-like.

Puschkinia Scilloides

A white flower with stripes of blue down the center. It typically blooms in the Spring, and is found…

A shrubby flower with white petals. It can grow up to 3 feet, and is native to the Canary Islands.

Pyrethrum Frutescens

A shrubby flower with white petals. It can grow up to 3 feet, and is native to the Canary Islands.

A birch-leaved tree with brownish fronds dotted with white. They tend to reach about 22 feet in height, and produce inedible brown fruits.

Pyrus Betulaefolia

A birch-leaved tree with brownish fronds dotted with white. They tend to reach about 22 feet in height,…

A plant which grows peculiar white fruits.

Pyrus Leucocarpa

A plant which grows peculiar white fruits.

A plant which produces white or faintly pink flowers, with very small leaves and lobed leaves. They are common in Japan and bloom in May.

Pyrus Toringo

A plant which produces white or faintly pink flowers, with very small leaves and lobed leaves. They…

Also known as Quercus cerris. A greenish-white tree with a dark gray bark. The flower produced is a cylindrical cluster of yellow flowers, which are usually wind-pollinated. The fruit is a large acorn, which is bicoloured with an orange bottom half grading to a green-brown tip.

Turkey Oak

Also known as Quercus cerris. A greenish-white tree with a dark gray bark. The flower produced is a…

Also known as Cydonia oblonga. It is native to southwest Asia, and produces yellow pear-shaped pome fruits. The flowers tend to be white or pink, and consist of 5 petals.

Quince

Also known as Cydonia oblonga. It is native to southwest Asia, and produces yellow pear-shaped pome…

A large genus of about 600 species of plants, including buttercups and spearworts. They are mostly bright yellow or white, with a yellow center.

Garden Ranunculus

A large genus of about 600 species of plants, including buttercups and spearworts. They are mostly bright…

A plant which produces numerous flowers with oblong white petals. The leaves and stems are slightly hairy. They are commonly found in central and southern Europe.

Ranunculus Aconitifolius

A plant which produces numerous flowers with oblong white petals. The leaves and stems are slightly…

A perennial flower with white petals and green foliage. They tend to bloom in April and May, and are found in the Western Alps.

Ranunculus Amplexicaulis

A perennial flower with white petals and green foliage. They tend to bloom in April and May, and are…

A plant which produces flowers with 7 to 8 white petals. The stamens are very numerous. They bloom between February and April, and are found in Central America.

Rhipsalis Funalis

A plant which produces flowers with 7 to 8 white petals. The stamens are very numerous. They bloom between…

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.

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.

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…

"Then came Lord Cathcart upon a powerful horse. He was chief of the knights. Two negro slaves wearing white breeches and blue sashes, with large silver clasps around their necks, help his stirrups."—Coffin, 1879

Captain Cathcart

"Then came Lord Cathcart upon a powerful horse. He was chief of the knights. Two negro slaves wearing…

Arent DePeyster, a British military officer of the American Revolution, surrenders at the Battle of King's Mountain.

DePeyster Raises a White Flag

Arent DePeyster, a British military officer of the American Revolution, surrenders at the Battle of…

A range of cliffs that form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. Historically, the cliffs have served as a symbolic guard against any attacks and threats coming in from Continental Europe and the English Channel.

The Cliffs of Dover

A range of cliffs that form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. Historically,…

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.

"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,…

"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…

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,…

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.…

"The Act of Union with Scotland (1707) required that England and Scotland should have one flag made of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew combined. After the union with Ireland (1801) the cross of St. Patrick was incorporated in the flag. The name 'Jack' comes from the French Jacques, referries to James I, the first sovereign of Great Britain."—Webster, 1920

The Union Jack

"The Act of Union with Scotland (1707) required that England and Scotland should have one flag made…

"Picture of an Indian village drawn by John White in 1585 and incorporated in a report to Sir Walter Raleigh."—Stephenson, 1913

The Towne of Secota

"Picture of an Indian village drawn by John White in 1585 and incorporated in a report to Sir Walter…

"Congress also enacted that the Union Flag should be 'thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and thirteen whtie stars on a blue field.'"—Taylor, 1900

Union Flag

"Congress also enacted that the Union Flag should be 'thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, and…

"The pyramid when completed had a height of 481 feet. It is now 451 feet high. Its base covers 13 acres. Some of the blocks of white limestone used in construction weigh 50 tons. The facing of polished stone was gradually removed for building purposes by the Arabs. On the northern side of the pyramid a narrow entrance, once carefully concealed, opens into tortuous passages which lead to the central vault. Here the sarcophagus of the king was placed. This chamber was long since entered and its contents rifled."—Webster, 1913

The Great Pyramid of Giza

"The pyramid when completed had a height of 481 feet. It is now 451 feet high. Its base covers 13 acres.…

"The highest of the White Mountains is Mount Washington. We can go in an ordinary train to the foot of this mountain, and from there can ride to its summit over one of the oddest little railroads in the world. The mountain is more than a mile high, and this little railroad goes right up to its top. In some places the track is so steep that it looks more like a ladder than a railroad, and the cars which go up it are at times at such an angle that you would think they would slide to the bottom."—Carpenter, 1898

Railroad Up Mount Washington

"The highest of the White Mountains is Mount Washington. We can go in an ordinary train to the foot…

A heraldic shield with a blue surface, which is represented by the horizontal lines.

Azure Shield

A heraldic shield with a blue surface, which is represented by the horizontal lines.

A heraldic shield with argent (silver) and azure (blue) tinctures.

Varus Shield

A heraldic shield with argent (silver) and azure (blue) tinctures.

"Potent is when the field is covered with figures of potents, or crutches. Potent is now an obsolete word ... Potent, like vair, is of the alternate tinctures of argent and azure."—Aveling, 1891

Potent Shield

"Potent is when the field is covered with figures of potents, or crutches. Potent is now an obsolete…

"Potent counter-potent, sometimes called varry cuppy, differs from potent in that the potents of the same tincture are placed base to base and point to point."—Aveling, 1891

Potent Counter-Potent Shield

"Potent counter-potent, sometimes called varry cuppy, differs from potent in that the potents of the…

The official seal of Sir Thomas Lucy, a magistrate who persecuted recusant Catholic families. The seal consists of three white luces interlaced.

Seal of Sir Thomas Lucy

The official seal of Sir Thomas Lucy, a magistrate who persecuted recusant Catholic families. The seal…

The heraldic badge of Richard II, the white hart.

The White Hart

The heraldic badge of Richard II, the white hart.