<I>Astragalus hypoglottis</I> grows between three and twenty four inches tall. The flowers are violet-purple. There is also a white variety.

Astragalus Hypoglottis

Astragalus hypoglottis grows between three and twenty four inches tall. The flowers are violet-purple.…

<I>Aucuba japonica</I> is a stout shrub that grows four to fifteen feet tall. The berries are scarlet, rarely white or yellow, and oblong.

Variegata Variety of Aucuba Japonica

Aucuba japonica is a stout shrub that grows four to fifteen feet tall. The berries are scarlet, rarely…

The flowers of <I>Barringtonia speciosa</I> are large and showy. The petals are white with a purple tinted stamen.

Barringtonia Speciosa

The flowers of Barringtonia speciosa are large and showy. The petals are white with a purple tinted…

The large white lima bean, the common name of phaseolus lunatus, as a long season. It is normally a tall climbing plant.

Large White Lima Bean

The large white lima bean, the common name of phaseolus lunatus, as a long season. It is normally a…

The numbers represent different plants in this oriental pattern bedding. (1) white geranium, (2) <I>Calendula officinalis</I>, (3) green coleus, (4) lemoine's heliotrope, (5) <I>Alyssum variegatum</I>, (6) outline of black-red coleus.

Oriental Pattern Bedding

The numbers represent different plants in this oriental pattern bedding. (1) white geranium, (2) Calendula…

The number represent different plants in this French pattern bedding. (1) sulphur queen, (2) blue perfection, (3) white geranium, (4) scarlet geranium, and (5) pink geranium. A palm is at the center.

French Pattern Bedding

The number represent different plants in this French pattern bedding. (1) sulphur queen, (2) blue perfection,…

The numbers represent different plants in the French border pattern bedding. (1) marquerite, (2) coleus, (3) scarlet geranium, (4) <I>Cineraria maritima</I>, (5) <I>Calendula officinalis</I>, (6) blue perfection, and (7) white geranium.

French Border Pattern Bedding

The numbers represent different plants in the French border pattern bedding. (1) marquerite, (2) coleus,…

The numbers represent the different plants in the Tudor rose pattern bedding. (1) scarlet begonia, (2) <I>Lobelia erinus</I>, white, (3) <I>Echeveria secunda glauca</I>, (4) scarlet geranium, (5) <I>Cineraria maritima</I>, and (6) <I>Alternanthera paronychioides</I>.

Tudor Rose Pattern Bedding

The numbers represent the different plants in the Tudor rose pattern bedding. (1) scarlet begonia, (2)…

Pictured is an English border pattern from the eighteenth century. The numbers represent different plants. (1) <I>Lobelia erinus</I>, blue, (2) begonia, (3) <I>Cineraria maritima</I>, (4) <I>Calendula officinalis</I>, (5) <I>Lobelia erinus</I>, white, and (6) <I>Alternanthera paronychioides</I>.

English Border Pattern Bedding

Pictured is an English border pattern from the eighteenth century. The numbers represent different plants.…

Pictured is an Italian pattern of bedding, the numbers representing different plants. (1) orange king, (2) blue perfection, (3) white geranium, (4) scarlet geranium, and (5) <I>Alternanthera paronychioides</I>.

Italian Pattern Bedding

Pictured is an Italian pattern of bedding, the numbers representing different plants. (1) orange king,…

The bassano beet has flesh that is mixed white and light red. It is an old-time, early variety.

Bassano Beet

The bassano beet has flesh that is mixed white and light red. It is an old-time, early variety.

<I>Begonia dregei</I> grows one to three feet tall. The leaves are thin, small, deeply serrated, and green. The flowers are white and small.

Begonia Dregei

Begonia dregei grows one to three feet tall. The leaves are thin, small, deeply serrated, and green.…

<i>Begonia scharffiana</I> grows one to three feet tall. The leaves are large, thick, fleshy, hairy, olive green above, and crimson below. The flowers are waxy white with red hairs under the surface of the petals.

Begonia Scharffiana

Begonia scharffiana grows one to three feet tall. The leaves are large, thick, fleshy, hairy, olive…

The flowers are <I>Begonia sanguinea</I> are small and white. The leaves are four to six inches long, thick, and fleshy.

Begonia Sanguinea

The flowers are Begonia sanguinea are small and white. The leaves are four to six inches long, thick,…

Begonia madame de lesseps is a showy, strong, erect grower. The flowers are large and white. The leaves are green above and red and strongly veined below.

Begonia Madame de Lesseps

Begonia madame de lesseps is a showy, strong, erect grower. The flowers are large and white. The leaves…

<I>Begonia argenteo-guttata</I> flowers grow in clusters. The flowers are white tinged with pink. The leaves are shining green, thickly dotted with white spots.

Begonia Argenteo-Guttata

Begonia argenteo-guttata flowers grow in clusters. The flowers are white tinged with pink. The leaves…

<I>Begonia lucerna</I> is a hybrid. The leaves are heavily spotted with white. The flowers grow in long clusters that are often one foot long.

Begonia Lucerna

Begonia lucerna is a hybrid. The leaves are heavily spotted with white. The flowers grow in long clusters…

The common names of <I>Benincasa hispida</I> are wax gourd, white gourd of India, zit-kwa, Chinese preserving melon, and Chinese watermelon. The fruit is oblong, ten to sixteen inches long. The fruit has white flesh and cucumber like seeds.

Benincasa Hispida

The common names of Benincasa hispida are wax gourd, white gourd of India, zit-kwa, Chinese preserving…

The blue jay's diet consists of about 25% animal matter and 75% vegetable matter.

Blue Jay

The blue jay's diet consists of about 25% animal matter and 75% vegetable matter.

The common name of <I>Blighia sapida</I> is akee tree.  The leaflets grow in three or four pairs. The flowers are white and have oblong petals.

Blighia Sapida

The common name of Blighia sapida is akee tree. The leaflets grow in three or four pairs. The flowers…

The common name of boltonia is false chamomile. The latisquama has large, showy flower heads with blue-violet rays.

Boltonia Latisquama

The common name of boltonia is false chamomile. The latisquama has large, showy flower heads with blue-violet…

The flowers of <I>Bomarea salsilla</I> are pink or red with blue or dark purple within. The leaves are two to four inches long.

Bomarea Salsilla

The flowers of Bomarea salsilla are pink or red with blue or dark purple within. The leaves are two…

The common name of bombax is silk cotton tree. The malabaricum variety has flowers that are six to seven inches long. The flowers are red or scarlet, sometimes white.

Bombax Malabaricum

The common name of bombax is silk cotton tree. The malabaricum variety has flowers that are six to seven…

<I>Borago officinalis</I>, or borage, has blue or purplish flowers. It is used for culinary purposes in some parts of Europe, such as Germany.

Borago Officinalis

Borago officinalis, or borage, has blue or purplish flowers. It is used for culinary purposes in some…

Illustrated are two bouquet themes. The left is a flower theme, the right a foliage theme. The white circles represent flowers, the black circles represent foliage.

Bouquet Theme

Illustrated are two bouquet themes. The left is a flower theme, the right a foliage theme. The white…

Illustrated is harmony in vase and bouquet. The white circles represent flowers, the black represent foliage.

Bouquet in a Tall Vase

Illustrated is harmony in vase and bouquet. The white circles represent flowers, the black represent…

Illustrated is harmony in vase and bouquet. The white circles represent flowers, the black circles represent foliage.

Harmony in Vase and Bouquet

Illustrated is harmony in vase and bouquet. The white circles represent flowers, the black circles represent…

The belleymeii variety of caladium picturatum has greenish and violet slender stalks. The blade is white and translucent except the green veins and nerves.

Belleymeii Variety of Caladium Picturatum

The belleymeii variety of caladium picturatum has greenish and violet slender stalks. The blade is white…

Calanthe veitchii flowers in the winter. The flowers are rose colored but there is also a white variety. It is a hybrid between the rosea and vestita varieties of calanthe.

Calanthe Veitchii

Calanthe veitchii flowers in the winter. The flowers are rose colored but there is also a white variety.…

Calathea veitchiana has a strong, loose, spreading habit and grows one to four feet tall. The flowers grow in pairs and are primrose-white.

Calathea Veitchiana

Calathea veitchiana has a strong, loose, spreading habit and grows one to four feet tall. The flowers…

Calluna vulgaris has small, rosy pink flowers. The flowers are sometimes white. The plant grows between half a foot and three feet tall.

Calluna Vulgaris

Calluna vulgaris has small, rosy pink flowers. The flowers are sometimes white. The plant grows between…

The flowers of calochortus gunnisonii are light blue or almost white. The flowers are delicate yellowish green below the middle, purple banded at the base, and bearing a band of green hairs across each petal.

Calochortus Gunnisonii

The flowers of calochortus gunnisonii are light blue or almost white. The flowers are delicate yellowish…

There are thirty to one hundred flowers on each camassia cusickii plant. The flowers are a very pale, delicate blue.

Camassia Cusickii

There are thirty to one hundred flowers on each camassia cusickii plant. The flowers are a very pale,…

The camassia quamash species varies greatly. Some forms are low and slender, others grow two to three feet high. The flowers vary from almost white to blue.

Camassia Quamash

The camassia quamash species varies greatly. Some forms are low and slender, others grow two to three…

The common name of campanula medium is Canterbury bells. The flowers are violet-blue, varying to several shades and white. The flowers are two inches long.

Campanula Medium

The common name of campanula medium is Canterbury bells. The flowers are violet-blue, varying to several…

Illustrated is a narrow flowered form of campanula persicifolia. The plant grows two to three feet tall. The flowers are blue or white.

Campanula Persicifolia

Illustrated is a narrow flowered form of campanula persicifolia. The plant grows two to three feet tall.…

The common name of campanula pyramidalis is chimney campanula. The plant grows four to five feet tall. The flowers are pale blue varying to white.

Campanula Pyramidalis

The common name of campanula pyramidalis is chimney campanula. The plant grows four to five feet tall.…

The common name of campanula trachelium is throatwort. The plant grows two to three feet tall. The flowers are blue or white and droop.

Campanula Trachelium

The common name of campanula trachelium is throatwort. The plant grows two to three feet tall. The flowers…

Campanula rapunculoides is a perennial and grows two to four feet tall. The flowers are bright blue and nodding.

Campanula Rapunculoides

Campanula rapunculoides is a perennial and grows two to four feet tall. The flowers are bright blue…

Campanula carpatica is a perennial that grows nine to eighteen inches tall. The flowers are large and bright, deep blue.

Campanula Carpatica

Campanula carpatica is a perennial that grows nine to eighteen inches tall. The flowers are large and…

The common names of campanula rotundifolia are harebell, hairbell, and blue bells of Scotland. The flowers are bell shaped and bright blue. The flower buds are erect.

Campanula Rotundifolia

The common names of campanula rotundifolia are harebell, hairbell, and blue bells of Scotland. The flowers…

The soldanellaeflora variety of campanula rotundifolia has semi-double blue flowers. The flowers are split to the base into about twenty five divisions.

Soldanellaeflora Variety of Campanula Rotundifolia

The soldanellaeflora variety of campanula rotundifolia has semi-double blue flowers. The flowers are…

The common name of cardamine pratensis is cuckoo flower. The plant is slender and grows twelve to twenty inches tall. The flowers are a half inch long and are white or rose colored.

Cardamine Pratensis

The common name of cardamine pratensis is cuckoo flower. The plant is slender and grows twelve to twenty…

The fruit of cardiospermum is an inflated seed vessel. It has a white heart shaped spot.

Fruit of Cardiospermum

The fruit of cardiospermum is an inflated seed vessel. It has a white heart shaped spot.

Picotee carnations are pure white or yellow. Each petal is bordered with a band of color at the margin.

Picotee Carnation

Picotee carnations are pure white or yellow. Each petal is bordered with a band of color at the margin.

Illustrated is a flower of carnegia gigantea. The flower is white.

Carnegia Gigantea

Illustrated is a flower of carnegia gigantea. The flower is white.

The common names of carpinus caroliniana are American hornbeam and blue beech. The leaves are oval, oblong, and serrated. The fruit clusters are two to four inches long.

Carpinus Caroliniana

The common names of carpinus caroliniana are American hornbeam and blue beech. The leaves are oval,…

The flowers of caryopteris incana are small and violet-blue or lavendar-blue. The plant grows one to five feet tall.

Caryopteris Incana

The flowers of caryopteris incana are small and violet-blue or lavendar-blue. The plant grows one to…

The flowers of cattleya mendelii are seven to eight inches across. The sepals and petals are white, often tinted pale rosy mauve. The lobe is rich crimson purple passing into the yellow throat.

Cattleya Mendelii

The flowers of cattleya mendelii are seven to eight inches across. The sepals and petals are white,…

The flowers of cattleya trianae are two to six inches across. The color of the flowers vary from delicate rose to white. The throat is yellow and often streaked with a deeper color.

Cattleya Trianae

The flowers of cattleya trianae are two to six inches across. The color of the flowers vary from delicate…

The flowers of cattleya citrina are yellow except for the white border of the front lobe of the lip. Each stem usually bears only one flower. The leaves are four to seven inches long.

Cattleya Citrina

The flowers of cattleya citrina are yellow except for the white border of the front lobe of the lip.…

Illustrated are seed berries of blue cohosh. Blue cohosh is the common name of caulophyllum thalictrioides.

Blue Cohosh

Illustrated are seed berries of blue cohosh. Blue cohosh is the common name of caulophyllum thalictrioides.

Centaurea cyanus has many common names including blue bottle, bluet, bachelor's button, cornflower, ragged sailor, and French pink. The flowers are blue, purple, pink, or white.

Centaurea Cyanus

Centaurea cyanus has many common names including blue bottle, bluet, bachelor's button, cornflower,…

The common name of centaurea moschata is sweet sultan. The stem is two feet tall and branching below. The flowers are white, yellow, or purple and fragrant.

Centaurea Moschata

The common name of centaurea moschata is sweet sultan. The stem is two feet tall and branching below.…

The pitchered leaves of cephalotus follicularis are green, crimson or purple, and white. The pitchers grow up to an inch and a half long.

Cephalotus Follicularis

The pitchered leaves of cephalotus follicularis are green, crimson or purple, and white. The pitchers…

The common name of chamaedaphne is leather leaf. The calyculata variety is a bush with spreading or horizontal branches. The flowers of the plant are nodding and white.

Chamaedaphne Calyculata

The common name of chamaedaphne is leather leaf. The calyculata variety is a bush with spreading or…

The charieis heterophylla flower has blue rays. The disk is yellow or blue.

Charieis Heterophylla

The charieis heterophylla flower has blue rays. The disk is yellow or blue.

Chelone glabra usually grows one to two feet tall. The flowers are white or rose tinged.

Chelone Glabra

Chelone glabra usually grows one to two feet tall. The flowers are white or rose tinged.

The common name of chimaphila is pipsissewa. The maculata variety has white flowers. There are two to five flowers per stem.

Chimaphila Maculata

The common name of chimaphila is pipsissewa. The maculata variety has white flowers. There are two to…

The common name of chionodoxa is glory-of-the-snow. The luciliae variety has bright blue flowers with white centers.

Chionodoxa Luciliae

The common name of chionodoxa is glory-of-the-snow. The luciliae variety has bright blue flowers with…