A genus of plants, with angular toothed leaves, large funnel shaped flowers, and a prickly, globular,…
A well-known climbing shrub, which consists of climbing plants with woody stems, simple or compound…
A complicated plant with trifoliate leaves, small flowers, and flat, deeply lobed and jointed pods.
A plant with a rosette of root leaves, from which rises a naked scape bearing a corymb of rather large…
A bird with a long, skinny bill. The bill is used to probe long tubular flowers for food.
They are shrubby yellowish green parasites, generally with abundant short jointed branches, flat opposite…
A plant with the flowers having the style and stamens much exserted and are quite variable in color.…
"A genus of clover-like plants of the natural order Leguminosae, with ternate leaves, differing from…
A biennial herb native to Europe. Its leaves and flowers are poisonous to humans and some animals.
"The truly beautiful crown of Edward II as it is represented in his effigy, was formed of four large…
"In China and the warmer parts of Japan a fish extremely similar to the Crucian carp of Europe is of…
"Erica cinerea. The English form of a name given in most Teutonic dialects to the common ling or heather,…
"Calluna Vulgaris. The English form of a name given in most Teutonic dialects to the common ling or…
"Sulphurators are instruments for distributing flowers of sulphur, for the purpose of destroying mildew.…
"Sulphurators are instruments for distributing flowers of sulphur, for the purpose of destroying mildew.…
A common European under—shrub. Generally low spreading, and much branched, bearing, pink papilionaceous…
"The name given by the Greeks and Romans to the plants sometimes called Brancursine, of which it is…
"A genus of marine animals closely allied to the Hydraform Polypi, but of much greater size, and always…
"A genus of marine animals closely allied to the Hydraform Polypi, but of much greater size, and always…
"Allaria officinalis. a, upper part of stem, with leaves and flowers; b, extremity of a branch, in fruit."…
"A genus of plants of the natural order Amaranthaceae. This order contains nearly 300 known species,…
"A popular name of the species of actinia and some other Actiniadae. It seems to have been first applied…
"A popular name of the species of actinia and some other Actiniadae. It seems to have been first applied…
"A popular name of the species of actinia and some other Actiniadae. It seems to have been first applied…
"A genus of plants of the natural order Coniferae, allied to the cypress, and consisting of evergreen…
"A genus of plants belonging to the natural order compositae, sub-order Corymbiferae. The flowers of…
"Arrow-root (M. arundinacea). a, tubers; b, leaf and flowers; c, stamen and style." — Chambers'…
"A genus of trees belonging to the natural order Oleaceae, and distinguished by very imperfect flowers,…
"Common Ash. a, a branch with leaves; b, flowers; c, fruit (on a considerably larger scale than the…
"Asparagus. a, a young shoot; b, flowers; c, the upper end of a stem, showing branches, leaves, and…
"An ornament of gold, apparently intended to hang round the neck, found in Athelney, and now in the…
"Balsam (Impatiens Noli-me-tangere). a, top of stem with leaves and flowers; b, ripe fruit unopened;…
"A perennial plant with long creeping stems, heart-shaped leaves on long stalks, and variously lobed,…
"Cinnamon: a, end of branch, with leaves and flowers; b, four-celled anther." — Chambers' Encyclopedia,…
"A genus of plants of the natural order Melanthaceae. The species, which are few in number, are stemless,…
"A medicine once in much repute against low fevers, and as a mild stimulant and diaphoretic, and still…
"A common native of pastures in England and many other parts of Europe, although rare in Scotland, a…
"Cranberry (Vaccinium palustris): a, part of stem and branches, with roots, leaves, and flowers; b,…
"A name given to many plants, of which the foliage has a pungent, mustard-like taste, and is used as…
"In architecture, an ornamental finishing, either carved in stone, or of tiles running along the top…