Gramineae order consists of the grass family. Pictured are (1a) a part of a grass panicle, (1b) spikelet,…
Pictured from the cyperaceae orders are (1) scirpus, (1a) a portion of inflorescence, (1b) flower, (2)…
Pictured from the araceae order are (1) arisaema, spathe and spadix, and (2) arum spadix with male and…
Pictured is abronia umbellata. The common name of abronia is sand verbena. The umbellata variety has…
The Achillea filipendulina plant grows between four and five feet tall. The flowers are yellow and grow…
The leaves of Agave americana are smooth, gray, and lance shaped. The plant has moderately large gray…
Pictured are the flower and bud of Agrimonia euphoria. The common name of the plant is common agrimony.…
The common name of Allium tricoccum is common wild leek. The flowers are greenish white on a scape four…
The leaves of Alocasia sanderiana are long with deeply notched margins. The leaves are a deep, glossy…
Pictured is a good pot plant of aloe showing the offsets. Aloe plants have a stiff, harsh, and rugged…
The common name of Alyssum saxatile is golden tuft. The numerous flowers are golden yellow. The plant…
The common name of Amaranths caudates is love-lies-bleeding. The plant is tall, about three to five…
The Amaranths gangeticus plant is three feet tall or smaller, usually only one foot tall. The flowers…
The common names of Amorphophallus riviera are devil's tongue and snake palm. Pictured is the flower…
The stem of Anemone japonica is two to three feet tall. The plant is soft and downy, with short hairs.…
The common name of Anthemis tinctoria is golden marguerite. The plant grows two to three feet tall.…
The common names of Anthemis cotula are may-weed and dog fennel. The weed grows one to two feet high.…
The albus variety of Antigonon Leptopus has flowers that are nearly or quite white. Pictured is a plant…
The flowers of Antirrhinum maurandioides are one inch or more long. The flowers are violet or purple.…
Aphyllon uniflorum has white or violet flowers. Each stem has one flower and is leafless. The plant…
The common names of Apios tuberosa are groundnut and wild bean. The plant grows between four and eight…
The common name of aquilegia canadensis is common columbine. The plant grows one to two feet tall. There…
Aquilegia chrysantha grows between three and four feet tall. There are many flowers on the plant. The…
The Aquilegia longissima plant is tall and covered in silky hairs. The flowers are pale yellow. The…
The stem of Aquilegia alpina is nearly one foot tall. The plant has two to five flowers. The flowers…
The common name of arabis is rock-cress. The albida variety is only a few inches tall. The plant is…
The common name of Araucaria excelsa is Norfolk Island Pine. The plant is light green and has curved,…
Woolly aphis is a plant lice. Eggs are attached to twigs during the winter. In the spring soft-bodied,…
The common name of Argemone mexicana is prickly poppy. The plant grow one to two feet tall. The flowers…
The Ariocarpus lloydii plant has a rounded top that is four inches or more in diameter. The flowers…
Pictured is the longitudinal section of Aristolochia macrophylla. Shown is the ovary and the short column…
The common names of Arnica montana are mountain tobacco and mountain snuff. The plant is a foot high…
The common names of Artemisia stelleriana are old woman, dusty miller, and beach wormwood. The plant…
The common name of Artemisia pontica is Roman wormwood. The plant is shrubby and erect, growing between…
Artemisia lactiflora is a white flowered form of mugwort. It is a beautiful plant with fragrant foliage.
Globe artichokes is grown for its edible flower heads. It is a strong, thistle-like plant.
The common names of Arum maculatum are lords-and-ladies, cuckoo-pint, and wake robin. The plant usually…
The common name of Asclepias tuberosa is butterfly weed. It is also known as pleurisy root. The plant…
The common name of Ascyrum hypericoides is St. Andrew's cross. The plant is branchy and grows a foot…
The tenuissimus variety of Asparagus plumosus is a wiry stemmed variety with fewer leaf-like branches.…
The flowers of Asparagus sprengeri are whitish pink, fragrant, and appear in May and June. The plant…
The common name of Asperula odorata is sweet woodruff. The plant grows between six and eight inches…
The common name of Aster novae-angliae is New England aster. The plant grows between three and five…
Astragalus adsurgens is a small plant with fifteen to twenty five leaflets. The flowers are purplish…
Atropa belladonna is known as deadly nightshade. The plant is erect, branching, and leafy. The leaves…
The flowers of Aubrietia deltoidea are violet or purple. The plant grows two to twelve inches tall.
Pictured is a hardy chrysanthemum. It is one the best of the autumn blooming herbaceous plants.
Pictured is a banana plant bearing fruit. This particular plant is a bearing stalk as grown in southern…
Illustrated is a bank after planting. On low banks, where soil may be thoroughly prepared and well cared…
The common names of Barbarea vulgaris are common winter cress, upland cress, and yellow rocket. The…
Basket plants are plants which, from their habit of growth and blooming, have been found especially…
Broad bean is the common name of vicia faba. It is an erect growing plant and produces very large, usually…
The large white lima bean, the common name of phaseolus lunatus, as a long season. It is normally a…
Soy bean is the common name of glycine hispida. It is a bushy, erect, hairy plant that produces small…
Pictured is a plant arising from the base, or tip, of a triangular leaf cutting of begonia.
The Begonia Gloire de Sceaux plant is stout, half shrubby, erect, vigorous, and compact. It will grow…
Begonia corbeille de feu is also known as basket of fire. The flowers are bright, coral-red. The plant…
The flowers of Begonia fuchsioides droop like fuchsia and are rich scarlet. The plant grows two to three…
The flowers of Begonia ingramii are large and rose colored. It is a free flowering plant.