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Flowers

Flowers

Flowers

Flowers and shrubbery

Flowers

Flowers and shrubbery

Girl holding flowers

Girl with Flowers

Girl holding flowers

Flowers

Flowers

Flowers

"Soapwort (Saponaria), a genus of plants of the natural order Caryophyllaceæ; so called because the bruised leaves produce a lather like soap when agitated in the water. Common soapwort grows by the roadside in the United States from New England to Georgia. It is a native of many parts of Europe, and is found on way sides, river banks, and thickets; in Great Britain it is found in alluvial meadows and under hedges. It has handsome pink-like flowers."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Soapwort

"Soapwort (Saponaria), a genus of plants of the natural order Caryophyllaceæ; so called because…

Bee on a flower

Bee

Bee on a flower

"A crown, that is, a circular ornament of metal, leaves, or flowers, worn by the ancients round the head or neck, and used as a festive as well as funeral decoration, and as a reward of talent, military or naval prowess, and civil worth." — Smith, 1873 This image shows a Corona Civica.

Corona

"A crown, that is, a circular ornament of metal, leaves, or flowers, worn by the ancients round the…

"A crown, that is, a circular ornament of metal, leaves, or flowers, worn by the ancients round the head or neck, and used as a festive as well as funeral decoration, and as a reward of talent, military or naval prowess, and civil worth." — Smith, 1873 This image shows a Corona Triumphalis.

Corona

"A crown, that is, a circular ornament of metal, leaves, or flowers, worn by the ancients round the…

Daisies

Daisies

Daisies

A rose

Rose

A rose

"Swordbill is a popular name for any individual of the humming bird genus, Docimastes. The bill which exceeds in length the body of the bird, is a character by which this humming bird may be distinguished at the first glance. Its use is to reach the insects on which the bird feeds at the bottom of long tubular flowers. On species is known, an inhabitant of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Swordbill

"Swordbill is a popular name for any individual of the humming bird genus, Docimastes. The bill which…

"Tansy is a genus of Compositæ, numbering about 50 species of strong-scented herbs, often shrubby below, with alternate usually much-divided leaves, and solitary or corymbose heads of rayless yellow flowers. The genus is represented in North America, Europe, North and South Africa, temperate and cold Asia. Common tansy has long had a reputation as a medicinal herb, causing it to be much grown in gardens in the past."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Tansy

"Tansy is a genus of Compositæ, numbering about 50 species of strong-scented herbs, often shrubby…

"'Exulting in the tawny covering of a she-wolf, such as his foster-parent was.' Alluding to the custom on the part of the ancient heroes of arraying themselves in the skins of wild animals, in order to strike more terror into the foe and of either making a part of the hide answer the purposes of a helmet, or decking the helmet with it, <em>Genetricis</em>." — Anthon, 1891

Greek soldiers

"'Exulting in the tawny covering of a she-wolf, such as his foster-parent was.' Alluding to the custom…

It is a slender aquatic herb, with whorled, finely dissected rigid leaves, and small solotary monoecious flowers, without calyx or corolla. it is common in pools or slow streams over a great part of the world.

Hornwort

It is a slender aquatic herb, with whorled, finely dissected rigid leaves, and small solotary monoecious…

Up into the cherry tree, who should climb but little me? I held the trunk with both my hands and looked abroad on foreign lands. I saw the next-door garden lie, adorned with flowers before my eye, and many pleasant places more that I had never seen before.

Foreign Lands

Up into the cherry tree, who should climb but little me? I held the trunk with both my hands and looked…

Field of daffodils

Daffodils

Field of daffodils

Flowers

Flowers

Flowers

A rose

Rose

A rose

Girl with a flower

Girl with Flower

Girl with a flower

Carlinas

Carlinas

Carlinas

Gladioli

Gladioli

Gladioli

Madonna Lily

Madonna Lily

Madonna Lily

A bed of violets

Violets

A bed of violets

A stately tree being 80 to 100 feet high, bearing staminate flowers in long slender aments and nuts enclosed two or three together in a globose prickly envelop called a bur.

Chestnut

A stately tree being 80 to 100 feet high, bearing staminate flowers in long slender aments and nuts…

It grows wild around the shores of the Mediterranean and many parts of the East, producing a puffy pod, containing one or generally two nested seeds with two swellings on one side. It is much used in olios Spain, is an important article in French cookery and has been cultivated from a very early period in the warmer regions of the old world.

Chick Pea

It grows wild around the shores of the Mediterranean and many parts of the East, producing a puffy pod,…

A floral border

Floral

A floral border

A girl sitting under a bower of roses.

Girl

A girl sitting under a bower of roses.

"Tympanum, a small drum carried in the hand. Of these, some resembled in all respects a modern tambourine with bells. Others presented a flat circular disk on the upper surface and swelled out beneath like a kettle-drum. Both forms are represented in the cuts below. Tympana were covered with the hides of oxen, or of asses; were beaten with a stick, or with the hand, and were much employed in all wild enthusiastic religious rites, especially the orgies of Bacchus and Cybele." &mdash Smith; 1873

Tympanum

"Tympanum, a small drum carried in the hand. Of these, some resembled in all respects a modern tambourine…

"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought with one another and with men. These exhibitions origionally formed part of the games of the circus. Julius Caesar first build a wooden ampitheatre for the exhibition of wild beasts, and others were subsequently erected; but we frequently read of venationes in the circus in subsequent times. The persons who fought with the beasts were either condemned criminals or captives, or individuals who did so for the sake of pay, and were trained for the purpose." &mdash Smith; 1873

Venatio

"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought…

"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought with one another and with men. These exhibitions origionally formed part of the games of the circus. Julius Caesar first build a wooden ampitheatre for the exhibition of wild beasts, and others were subsequently erected; but we frequently read of venationes in the circus in subsequent times. The persons who fought with the beasts were either condemned criminals or captives, or individuals who did so for the sake of pay, and were trained for the purpose." &mdash Smith; 1873

Venatio

"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought…

"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought with one another and with men. These exhibitions origionally formed part of the games of the circus. Julius Caesar first build a wooden ampitheatre for the exhibition of wild beasts, and others were subsequently erected; but we frequently read of venationes in the circus in subsequent times. The persons who fought with the beasts were either condemned criminals or captives, or individuals who did so for the sake of pay, and were trained for the purpose." &mdash Smith; 1873

Venatio

"Venatio, hunting was the name given among the Romans to an exhibition of wild beasts, which fought…

Famous author and poet.

John Ruskin

Famous author and poet.

Some of them are beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs and ornamental in gardens.

Rock Rose

Some of them are beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs and ornamental in gardens.

A type of plant having showy flowers, and few being cultivated for ornament.

Cleome

A type of plant having showy flowers, and few being cultivated for ornament.

An undeveloped branch or flower.

Bud

An undeveloped branch or flower.

A simple plant four to eight inches high. The flowers are large and white; and the berries a yellow&amp;orange color wth a very agreeable taste.

Cloudberry

A simple plant four to eight inches high. The flowers are large and white; and the berries a yellow&orange…

A vessel, of various forms and materials.

Vase

A vessel, of various forms and materials.

A genus of plant, of which several species are extensively cultivated, some for their lemon-scented, fragrant foliage, and others for the great beauty of their flowers.

Verbena

A genus of plant, of which several species are extensively cultivated, some for their lemon-scented,…

A popular name of the wild ginger plant.

Coltsfoot

A popular name of the wild ginger plant.

"The <em>Anoplotherium commune</em> was of the height of the wild boar, but its form was more elongated; it had a long and thick tail, like the kangaroo; and the feet had a divided hoof, or two large toes, like those of ruminating animals." &mdash; Goodrich, 1844

Anoplotherium Commune

"The Anoplotherium commune was of the height of the wild boar, but its form was more elongated;…

A delicate plant knows flowers and roots are used in food.

Commelina

A delicate plant knows flowers and roots are used in food.

"The fig insect will not lay eggs in the Smyrna fig, but only in the wild fig; therefore one individual may carry the pollen to a dozen Smyrna figs before finding a wild fig whose character it does not recognize before entering the receptacle." &mdash; Davison, 1906

Fig Insect

"The fig insect will not lay eggs in the Smyrna fig, but only in the wild fig; therefore one individual…

A porch covered with flowers and vines overlooking a garden.

Garden

A porch covered with flowers and vines overlooking a garden.

"For small beds of flowers or vegetables, hand-weeders of various patterns are essential to easy and efficient work." &mdash; Baily, 1898

Hand-weeders

"For small beds of flowers or vegetables, hand-weeders of various patterns are essential to easy and…

Slender, twining herb with showy trumpet shaped flowers.

Bindweed

Slender, twining herb with showy trumpet shaped flowers.

Three vases with flowers

Flowers

Three vases with flowers

A house plant with a tin can flower-pot, with pine-cone decoration.

Plant

A house plant with a tin can flower-pot, with pine-cone decoration.

A house plant win a cylindrical flower-pot made with tin cans.

Plant

A house plant win a cylindrical flower-pot made with tin cans.

Flowers in a simple tin can flower-pot.

Plant

Flowers in a simple tin can flower-pot.

Flowers in a tin can flower-pot covered with virgin cork.

Plant

Flowers in a tin can flower-pot covered with virgin cork.

A water-thyme, or philotria canadensis.

Water-thyme

A water-thyme, or philotria canadensis.

A pond weed.

Pond Weed

A pond weed.

A moss-like water weed.

Water Weed

A moss-like water weed.

Tape-grass, also known as vallisneria spiralis.

Tape-grass

Tape-grass, also known as vallisneria spiralis.

A frame made of flowers.

Flower

A frame made of flowers.

A tudor rose.

Tudor Rose

A tudor rose.

From a nursery rhyme, <em>Simple Simon Met a Pieman</em>. He went to take a bird's nest- 'twas built upon a bough; A branch gave way, and Simon fell into a dirty slough. He went to shoot a wild duck, but the wild duck flew away; Says Simon: "I can't hit him because he will not stay."

Simple Simon

From a nursery rhyme, Simple Simon Met a Pieman. He went to take a bird's nest- 'twas built…

A scene from the story, <em>The Wild Boar That Chased Jack</em>.

The Wild Boar That Chased Jack

A scene from the story, The Wild Boar That Chased Jack.

A border of birds and flowers.

Bird

A border of birds and flowers.

A border of flowers.

Flowers

A border of flowers.