Erica persoluta is a white flowered and very variable species. The leaves are erect and spreading.

Erica Persoluta

Erica persoluta is a white flowered and very variable species. The leaves are erect and spreading.

The flowers of erica melanthera are rosy. The flowers bloom in December and January. The leaves are thick and grooved on the back.

Erica Melanthera

The flowers of erica melanthera are rosy. The flowers bloom in December and January. The leaves are…

Eucalyptus ficifolia is known as crimson flowered eucalyptus. The flowers are large, red, and grow in large clusters. The leaves oval, firm, and thick.

Eucalyptus Ficifolia

Eucalyptus ficifolia is known as crimson flowered eucalyptus. The flowers are large, red, and grow in…

The common name of eucalyptus globulus is blue gum. Illustrated is a spray of mature foliage and two leaves of sucker foliage.

Eucalyptus Globulus

The common name of eucalyptus globulus is blue gum. Illustrated is a spray of mature foliage and two…

The common name of eucalyptus globulus is blue gum. Illustrated are shoots on a young plant. The leaves are thick and six to twelve inches long. The leaves on young shoots are opposite and broad.

Eucalyptus Globulus

The common name of eucalyptus globulus is blue gum. Illustrated are shoots on a young plant. The leaves…

The common name of eucalyptus diversicolor is karri. The leaves are dark green with diverging veins. The flowers bloom February to May.

Eucalyptus Diversicolor

The common name of eucalyptus diversicolor is karri. The leaves are dark green with diverging veins.…

The common name of eucalyptus leucoxylon is white ironbark. The flowers of the tree are white, and very rarely pink. The flowers bloom  from November to April.

Eucalyptus Leucoxylon

The common name of eucalyptus leucoxylon is white ironbark. The flowers of the tree are white, and very…

Illustrated is the flower of rose apple, also known as jamrosade and jambos. The flower is greenish white. The tree is native to the east Indies.

Rose Apple

Illustrated is the flower of rose apple, also known as jamrosade and jambos. The flower is greenish…

Illustrated are leaves of glasshouse eupatoriums. The varieties included are (a) E. riparium, (b) E. vernale, (c) E. glandulosum, and (d) E. glabratum.

Glasshouse Eupatoriums

Illustrated are leaves of glasshouse eupatoriums. The varieties included are (a) E. riparium, (b) E.…

Boneset and thoroughwort are the common names of eupatorium perfoliatum. The flowers are grayish white and grow in dense clusters. The plant is hairy and grows two to three feet tall.

Boneset

Boneset and thoroughwort are the common names of eupatorium perfoliatum. The flowers are grayish white…

White snakeroot is the common name of eupatorium urticaefolium. It is a summer-blooming species and grows two to four feet tall. The flowers are bright white and grow in loose, ample clusters.

White Snakeroot

White snakeroot is the common name of eupatorium urticaefolium. It is a summer-blooming species and…

Mexican fire plant is the common name of euphorbia heterophylla. It is native in a range from the eastern and central United States to Peru. The leaves are dark green, with some bright red at the base.

Mexican Fire Plant

Mexican fire plant is the common name of euphorbia heterophylla. It is native in a range from the eastern…

Euphorbia lactea has a white marbled area running through the middle of each face of its branches. It is one of the most common varieties of euphorbia in cultivation.

Euphorbia Lactea

Euphorbia lactea has a white marbled area running through the middle of each face of its branches. It…

Euptelea polyandra is native to Japan. The leaves are usually a roundish, egglike shape. The margins of the leaves are coarsely toothed.

Euptelea Polyandra

Euptelea polyandra is native to Japan. The leaves are usually a roundish, egglike shape. The margins…

The leaves of evonymus radicans are generally rounded and narrow at the base. They are usually dull green above with whitish veins.

Evonymus Radicans

The leaves of evonymus radicans are generally rounded and narrow at the base. They are usually dull…

The common name of exochorda is pearl bush. The racemosa variety is a slender, spreading shrub growing to ten, rarely fifteen, feet. The flowers are two inches across and pure white.

Exochorda Racemosa

The common name of exochorda is pearl bush. The racemosa variety is a slender, spreading shrub growing…

Illustrated is one crape myrtle flower. The flowers are usually bright pink but sometimes there are blush, purplish, and white forms.

Crape Myrtle

Illustrated is one crape myrtle flower. The flowers are usually bright pink but sometimes there are…

Lagurus ovatus is an attractive grass with soft white, woolly heads. The heads are one to two inches long.

Lagurus Ovatus

Lagurus ovatus is an attractive grass with soft white, woolly heads. The heads are one to two inches…

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older trees. The leaves are rigid and sharply pointed.

Larix Occidentalis

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older…

European larch is the common name of larix decidua. The branchlets are slender and yellowish. The leaves are soft and triangular.

European Larch

European larch is the common name of larix decidua. The branchlets are slender and yellowish. The leaves…

Sweet bay is the common name of laurus nobilis. The leaves are stiff, dull green, and alternate. The tree sometimes obtains a height of forty to sixty feet. Pictured are trees in tubs.

Sweet Bay

Sweet bay is the common name of laurus nobilis. The leaves are stiff, dull green, and alternate. The…

Lavatera insularis flowers are yellowish white striped and tipped with purple. It is native to the Coronados Islands near southern California.

Lavatera Insularis

Lavatera insularis flowers are yellowish white striped and tipped with purple. It is native to the Coronados…

Leiophyllum buxifolium is native from New Jersey to Florida. The flowers are white and pinkish on the outside. The flowers bloom April to June.

Leiophyllum Buxifolium

Leiophyllum buxifolium is native from New Jersey to Florida. The flowers are white and pinkish on the…

Licula peltata is a showy, dwarf fan palm native to India. The leaves are round and three to five feet in diameter.

Licula Peltata

Licula peltata is a showy, dwarf fan palm native to India. The leaves are round and three to five feet…

Leopard plant is the common name of ligularia kaempferi aureo-maculatus. The leaves are blotched with yellow, white, and sometimes light rose. It is the only variety of ligularia in general cultivation.

Leopard Plant

Leopard plant is the common name of ligularia kaempferi aureo-maculatus. The leaves are blotched with…

Illustrated is a common method of making privet hedge. Privet hedge is an ornamental woody plant grown for its handsome foliage and white flowers.

Privet Hedge

Illustrated is a common method of making privet hedge. Privet hedge is an ornamental woody plant grown…

Lilium auratum has several common names including golden-banded lily, golden-rayed lily, and queen of lilies. It is native to Japan and bloom in late July and August. The flowers are white spotted with crimson with a yellow band extending the whole length of each segment.

Golden-Banded Lily

Lilium auratum has several common names including golden-banded lily, golden-rayed lily, and queen of…

Showy lily is the common name of lilium speciosum. The flowers bloom in late August and September and are native to Japan. The flowers are white spread with rose pink in the center and spotted blood red with a green stripe at the base.

Showy Lily

Showy lily is the common name of lilium speciosum. The flowers bloom in late August and September and…

Linnaea borealis is a variety of twin flower. It is native to northern Europe and northern Asia. The flowers are rose colored or white and fragrant.

Linnaea Borealis

Linnaea borealis is a variety of twin flower. It is native to northern Europe and northern Asia. The…

Sweet gum and bilsted alligator tree are the common names of liquidambar styraciflua. The leaves are five to seven lobed. The tree blooms March to May.

Sweet Gum

Sweet gum and bilsted alligator tree are the common names of liquidambar styraciflua. The leaves are…

Lonicera gracilipes grows six feet tall. The flowers are pink, rarely white. The flowers bloom in April and May.

Lonicera Gracilipes

Lonicera gracilipes grows six feet tall. The flowers are pink, rarely white. The flowers bloom in April…

Lonicera standishii is a half-evergreen shrub with spreading branches. It grows to six feet in height. The flowers are white or slightly blushed, and very fragrant.

Lonicera Standishii

Lonicera standishii is a half-evergreen shrub with spreading branches. It grows to six feet in height.…

The lonicera tatarica shrub grows ten feet tall. The flowers are pink, crimson, or white. The flowers bloom in May and June.

Lonicera Tatarica

The lonicera tatarica shrub grows ten feet tall. The flowers are pink, crimson, or white. The flowers…

The lonicera korolkovii shrub grows twelve feet tall. The flowers are light pink, rarely white. The flowers bloom in May and June.

Lonicera Korolkovii

The lonicera korolkovii shrub grows twelve feet tall. The flowers are light pink, rarely white. The…

The lonicera xylosteum shrub grows ten feet tall. It is native to Europe and west and north Asia. The flowers are yellowish white, often slightly tinged with red. The flowers bloom in May and June.

Lonicera Xylosteum

The lonicera xylosteum shrub grows ten feet tall. It is native to Europe and west and north Asia. The…

Lonicera japonica is also known as L. halliana. The shrub climbs up to fifteen feet. It is native to China and Japan. The flowers are white changing to yellow, often purplish outside. The flowers are very fragrant.

Lonicera Japonica

Lonicera japonica is also known as L. halliana. The shrub climbs up to fifteen feet. It is native to…

Lonicera caprifolium is native from central Europe to west Asia. The flowers are yellowish white, often with a slightly purplish outside. The flowers bloom in May and June.

Lonicera Caprifolium

Lonicera caprifolium is native from central Europe to west Asia. The flowers are yellowish white, often…

Woodbine is the common name of lonicera periclymenum. The shrub climbs several feet high. The flowers are very fragrant, yellowish white, usually with a purplish outside. The flowers bloom June to September.

Woodbine

Woodbine is the common name of lonicera periclymenum. The shrub climbs several feet high. The flowers…

Lopezia albiflora is native to Mexico. It grows two feet tall. The flowers are white and often tinged pinkish at the base.

Lopezia Albiflora

Lopezia albiflora is native to Mexico. It grows two feet tall. The flowers are white and often tinged…

Red or morning campion are the common names of lychnis dioica. The flowers are normally red, varying to pink and white. The plant is native to Europe and Asia.

Red Campion

Red or morning campion are the common names of lychnis dioica. The flowers are normally red, varying…

White or evening campion are the common names of lychnis alba. The flowers are usually white and fragrant, opening in the evening. The flowers bloom in May and June.

White Campion

White or evening campion are the common names of lychnis alba. The flowers are usually white and fragrant,…

Illustrated are leaves of tomatoes. (1) lycopersicum esculentum grandiflorum, (2) vulgare variety, and (3) a cross of the two.

Tomato Leaves

Illustrated are leaves of tomatoes. (1) lycopersicum esculentum grandiflorum, (2) vulgare variety, and…

Tree tomato or upright tomato is the common name of lycopersicum esculentum validum. It looks like a potato plant. The leaves are small, condense, and curled.

Tree Tomato

Tree tomato or upright tomato is the common name of lycopersicum esculentum validum. It looks like a…

The flowers of lycoris squamigera are rosy lilac and banded yellow. The bulb is round. THe leaves are produced in spring.

Lycoris Squamigera

The flowers of lycoris squamigera are rosy lilac and banded yellow. The bulb is round. THe leaves are…

Masdevallia coccinea is native to Colombia. The flowers are white and bloom in May.

Masdevallia Coccinea

Masdevallia coccinea is native to Colombia. The flowers are white and bloom in May.

The flowers of masdevallia tovarensis are clear, white, and fragrant. The flowers bloom in December and January. The plant is native to Colombia.

Masdevallia Tovarensis

The flowers of masdevallia tovarensis are clear, white, and fragrant. The flowers bloom in December…

Masdevallia chimaera is native to Colombia. The flowers are white, yellow, or pinkish and marked with crimson.

Masdevallia Chimaera

Masdevallia chimaera is native to Colombia. The flowers are white, yellow, or pinkish and marked with…

Wild chamomile is the common name of matricaria chamomila. The flowers are white. The plant is found in the fields of Europe and North Asia. It also runs wild in the eastern United States.

Wild Chamomile

Wild chamomile is the common name of matricaria chamomila. The flowers are white. The plant is found…

Maxillaria grandiflora is native to Peru and Colombia. The flowers are large, three to four inches across, and white. The flowers bloom in August.

Maxillaria Grandiflora

Maxillaria grandiflora is native to Peru and Colombia. The flowers are large, three to four inches across,…

Maxillaria sanderiana is native to Ecuador. The flowers are four inches across and pure white. The bases of the segments are purplish red.

Maxillaria Sanderiana

Maxillaria sanderiana is native to Ecuador. The flowers are four inches across and pure white. The bases…

<i>Medinilla magnifica</i> is an evergreen shrub native to the Philippines. Its leaves have nine to thirteen nerves which run from various points along the midrib to the margin.

Medinilla Magnifica

Medinilla magnifica is an evergreen shrub native to the Philippines. Its leaves have nine to thirteen…

Illustrated is a leaf of <i>melia azedarach</i>. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of India. The leaves are three feet long and stalked.

China Tree Leaf

Illustrated is a leaf of melia azedarach. The common names are China tree, China berry, and pride of…

Illustrated is the leaf of the common moonseed,  <i>menispermum canadense</i>. The leaves vary in shape. Some are round/oval, others are heart shaped.

Moonseed Leaf

Illustrated is the leaf of the common moonseed, menispermum canadense. The leaves vary in shape. Some…

Moonseed is the common name of <i>menispermum canadense</i>. The flowers are greenish white and grow in loose clusters. The fruit is bluish black and resembles small grapes.

Moonseed

Moonseed is the common name of menispermum canadense. The flowers are greenish white and grow in loose…

The flowers of <i>mesembryanthemum</i> felinum are yellow. The leaves are two inches or less in length and narrow. The leaves are faintly dotted with white.

Mesembryanthemum Felinum

The flowers of mesembryanthemum felinum are yellow. The leaves are two inches or less in length and…

The flowers of <i>mesembryanthemum aureum</i> are golden and two inches across. The leaves are about two inches long.

Mesembryanthemum Aureum

The flowers of mesembryanthemum aureum are golden and two inches across. The leaves are about two inches…

<i>Miconia magnifica</i> is native to Mexico. The leaves are very large, growing over two feet long.

Miconia Magnifica

Miconia magnifica is native to Mexico. The leaves are very large, growing over two feet long.

<i>Micromeria piperella</i> grows a few inches high and has slender, arching branches. The flowers are purple and white. The plant is native to south Europe.

Micromeria Piperella

Micromeria piperella grows a few inches high and has slender, arching branches. The flowers are purple…

The flowers of mignonette are small, yellow and white, and fragrant. The flowers grow in spiked clusters.

Mignonette

The flowers of mignonette are small, yellow and white, and fragrant. The flowers grow in spiked clusters.

Four o' clock and "Marvel of Peru" are the common names of <i>mirabilis jalapa</i>. The flowers grow in clusters amongst the leaves. The flowers are white and shades of red and yellow.

Four O' Clock

Four o' clock and "Marvel of Peru" are the common names of mirabilis jalapa. The flowers grow in clusters…