An illustration of a decorative letter E with an angel holding a plate with fruit on top.

Decorative Letter E with Angel Holding Plate

An illustration of a decorative letter E with an angel holding a plate with fruit on top.

An illustration of Melampyrum stem; "a, a flower; b, the fruit; c, a bract." -Century, 1889 Melampyrum is a genus of about 10-20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are hemiparasites on other plants, obtaining some mineral nutrients from the host plant, though they are able to survive on their own without parasitising other plants.Melampyrum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Mouse Moth.

Melampyrum

An illustration of Melampyrum stem; "a, a flower; b, the fruit; c, a bract." -Century, 1889 Melampyrum…

An illustration of "1, flowering branch of Menispermum Canadense; 2, a deeply lobed leaf; a, the male flower; b, the female flower; c, the pistils and a stamen; d, vertical section through on of the pistils; e, the fruit." -Century, 1889 Menispermum canadense (Canadian Moonseed, Common Moonseed, or Yellow Parilla) is a flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae, native to eastern North America, from southern Canada south to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coast west to South Dakota and Texas. It occurs in thickets, moist woods, and the banks of streams.

Canadian Moonseed

An illustration of "1, flowering branch of Menispermum Canadense; 2, a deeply lobed leaf; a, the male…

This is a fruit tree drawing, possibly and apple tree. Its roots are shown in the shape of a ball and there are three birds circulating the tree.

Fruit Tree

This is a fruit tree drawing, possibly and apple tree. Its roots are shown in the shape of a ball and…

The St-Paul-St-Louis Church is located in Paris on Rue Saint Antoine in the Marais. The church was begun in 1627 and completed in 1641 and is an examaple of Jesuit architecture. It was designed based on the Gesú church in Rome. The letters IHS, as shown on the front of the church, is an abbreviation, the first three letters, of Jesus' name in Greek, ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, translated into English characters."In this style curved lines of the most varied description supersede all straight lines both in ground plans and in designs, whilst the most ordinary and characteristic embellishments are volutes, shellfish, and scrolls; groups of fruit and garlands of flowers, hangings, curtains, etc. [shown here]." "During the time that the license of the Roccoco Style prevailed, the elements of the ancient columnar orders were often misapplied, engaged columns and pilasters were frequently so connected with other side-pilasters which were recessed behind them to the number of one, two, or even three, that the cornices and, in fact, all horizontal mouldings were separately profiled over each column or pilaster [shown here]."

Façade of the Church of St. Paul and St. Louis at Paris

The St-Paul-St-Louis Church is located in Paris on Rue Saint Antoine in the Marais. The church was begun…

This is a fruit tree drawing, possibly and apple tree. Its roots are shown in the shape of a ball and there are three birds circulating the tree.

Fruit Tree

This is a fruit tree drawing, possibly and apple tree. Its roots are shown in the shape of a ball and…

William Tell was known as an expert marksman with the crossbow. At the time, Habsburg emperors were seeking to dominate Uri. Hermann Gessler, the newly appointed Austrian Vogt of Altdorf raised a pole in the village's central square with his hat on top and demanded that all the local townsfolk bow before it. Tell passed without bowing, and was arrested. His punishment, being forced to shoot an apple off the head of his son, Walter, or else both would be executed. Tell had been promised freedom if he shot the apple. Tell split the fruit with a single bolt from his crossbow. When Gessler queried him about the purpose of the second bolt in his quiver, Tell answered that if he had ended up killing his son in that trial, he would have turned the crossbow on Gessler himself. Gessler became enraged at that comment, and had Tell bound and brought to his ship to be taken to his castle at Küssnacht. In a storm on Lake Lucerne, Tell managed to escape. He went to Küssnacht, and when Gessler arrived, Tell shot him. Tell's defiance of Gessler sparked a rebellion leading to the formation of the Swiss Confederation.

William Tell

William Tell was known as an expert marksman with the crossbow. At the time, Habsburg emperors were…

This machine is for sizing oranges, featuring an orange guide way. The discharge points determine the various sizes of the oranges, whereby oranges will be caught between the surfaces of the roller and the guide way.

Orange Sizer

This machine is for sizing oranges, featuring an orange guide way. The discharge points determine the…

tool or implement for cutting. Knives form the largest class of cutting implements known collectively as cutlery.

Fruit Knife

tool or implement for cutting. Knives form the largest class of cutting implements known collectively…

A cross sectional view of the melon fruit. The center of the melon have seeds connected to the placentas and separated by particions.

Cross Sectional View of Melon

A cross sectional view of the melon fruit. The center of the melon have seeds connected to the placentas…

A Mediterranean fig, Ficus Carica, with a branch with leaves and buds. The fruit, numbered 3, is sliced lengthwise showing the seeds.

Ficus Carica Fig with Fruit and Leaves

A Mediterranean fig, Ficus Carica, with a branch with leaves and buds. The fruit, numbered 3, is sliced…

This agricultural implement is used as a berry picker to simply reach out with the picker and using the special tips pull the fruit from the branch or vine.

Berry Picker

This agricultural implement is used as a berry picker to simply reach out with the picker and using…

An illustration of wild apples growing on a tree branch.

Wild Apples

An illustration of wild apples growing on a tree branch.

An illustration of wild pears growing on a tree branch.

Wild Pears

An illustration of wild pears growing on a tree branch.

An illustration of crab apples growing on a tree branch.

Crab Apples

An illustration of crab apples growing on a tree branch.

Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies

Sambucus Canadensis

Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines…

This is the chicle fruit known to be used in the process of creating bubble gum.

Fruiting Sapodilla

This is the chicle fruit known to be used in the process of creating bubble gum.

Poisonous fruit, they can grow to be common houseplants. Many solanum's have become weeds.

Solanum Capsicastrum

Poisonous fruit, they can grow to be common houseplants. Many solanum's have become weeds.

A European tree which resembles a rowan, unlike the rowan this tree bears edible fruit.

Sorbus Domestica

A European tree which resembles a rowan, unlike the rowan this tree bears edible fruit.

This is a red fruit, sweet and edible.

Strawberry Plant

This is a red fruit, sweet and edible.

The fruit of a family Pyrus.

Pear Tomato

The fruit of a family Pyrus.

Tree bearing fragrant filled leaves, and green cherry like fruit.

California Laurel

Tree bearing fragrant filled leaves, and green cherry like fruit.

Low woody perennial plant bearing blueberry fruit.

Bush Blueberry

Low woody perennial plant bearing blueberry fruit.

This shrub bears fruit like berries, belonging to the Family Ericaceae.

Vaccinium Hirsutum

This shrub bears fruit like berries, belonging to the Family Ericaceae.

Orchid which bear fruit pods, commonly cultivated in Florida.

Vanilla Planifolia

Orchid which bear fruit pods, commonly cultivated in Florida.

Old world shrub with clusters of white flowers and red fruit.

Viburnum Opulus

Old world shrub with clusters of white flowers and red fruit.

Also known as Phoenix Dactylifera. The date palm tree is one of the oldest fruit trees in the world. Dates held a very important role in certain desert regions as the staple food crop.

Date Palm of the Lower Euphrates

Also known as Phoenix Dactylifera. The date palm tree is one of the oldest fruit trees in the world.…

Steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association of New York.

Steam Spray Apparatus

Steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association of New York.

Opposite side of steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association of New York.

Opposite Side of Steam Spray Apparatus

Opposite side of steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association…

"The mature beetle in life rivals asparagi in beauty, but may be distinguished by its much broader elytra and its color. The ground color is orange red; each elytron is marked with six black dots, and the knees and a portion of the under surface of the thorax are also marked with black. The beetle, as it occurs on the plant when in fruit, very closely resembles at a little distance the ripening asparagus berry."—Government Printing Office, 1897

Crioceris 12-Punctata

"The mature beetle in life rivals asparagi in beauty, but may be distinguished by its much broader elytra…

"By the time [olive trees] are well grown the form of the young tree is established, and further pruning for form may be done in a general manner to obtain the following results: (1) Maintenance of a comparatively open center to the tree; (2) exposure to the sun and air as large a number as possible of last year's branches around the circumference of the tree; (3) removal of all ground suckers and water sprouts; (4) preservation of outward-growing and drooping basal and lateral fruit branches; (5) heading back of upward-growing limbs, which consume much, but produce little; and, (6) the removal of all diseased or injured wood. In pruning for form the rules governing pruning for fruit should be kept in mind."—Government Printing Office, 1897

An Olive Tree

"By the time [olive trees] are well grown the form of the young tree is established, and further pruning…

Olive branches in fruit, showing a self-sterile and a self-fertile variety.

Olive Branches in Fruit

Olive branches in fruit, showing a self-sterile and a self-fertile variety.

An image of a fruiting plum branch.

Fruiting Branch of Plum

An image of a fruiting plum branch.

A round, medium-sized fruit that is yellowish-green and covered with faint crimson spots. It is known for being one of the richest-flavored of all plums.

Fruiting Branch of Green Gage Plum

A round, medium-sized fruit that is yellowish-green and covered with faint crimson spots. It is known…

"A several-seeded, dehiscent, dry fruit."—Nicholson, 1884

Pod of Yucca

"A several-seeded, dehiscent, dry fruit."—Nicholson, 1884

Also known as Antirrhinum orontium. It is a weed with pink flowers and hairy green fruit.

Weasel's Snout

Also known as Antirrhinum orontium. It is a weed with pink flowers and hairy green fruit.

Also known as Punica granatum. The trees on which these fruits are born range between 15 feet and 20 feet in height. They are mostly native to the Iranian Plateau.

Pomegranate

Also known as Punica granatum. The trees on which these fruits are born range between 15 feet and 20…

A moraceous tree belonging to the Ficus of tropical regions, producing pear like fruit.

Fig Tree

A moraceous tree belonging to the Ficus of tropical regions, producing pear like fruit.

A shrub that is native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. It reaches up to 13 feet in height, and is covered in small oval leaves and yellow flowers. The fruit produced on this shrub is sour, but edible, and rich in Vitamin C.

Berberis Vulgaris

A shrub that is native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. It reaches up to 13 feet in height,…

Also known as Punica granatum. The fruits are red and have the ability to grow through droughts. They tend to bloom between June and September, and grow up to 15 feet and 30 feet.

Pomegranate

Also known as Punica granatum. The fruits are red and have the ability to grow through droughts. They…

A birch-leaved tree with brownish fronds dotted with white. They tend to reach about 22 feet in height, and produce inedible brown fruits.

Pyrus Betulaefolia

A birch-leaved tree with brownish fronds dotted with white. They tend to reach about 22 feet in height,…

A plant which grows peculiar white fruits.

Pyrus Leucocarpa

A plant which grows peculiar white fruits.

A plant which produces brightly-colored fruits, approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. They generally grow up to 20 feet in height, and are native to Europe.

Pyrus Malus Bertini

A plant which produces brightly-colored fruits, approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. They generally…

A plant which consists of long, persistent calyx segments. They generally grow up to 20 feet in height, and are native to Europe.

Pyrus Malus Crataegina

A plant which consists of long, persistent calyx segments. They generally grow up to 20 feet in height,…

A bright red flower with golden-yellow acidic fruits. They are commonly found in Japan.

Pyrus Maulei

A bright red flower with golden-yellow acidic fruits. They are commonly found in Japan.

A plant which produces white or faintly pink flowers, with very small leaves and lobed leaves. They are common in Japan and bloom in May.

Pyrus Toringo

A plant which produces white or faintly pink flowers, with very small leaves and lobed leaves. They…

Also known as Quercus cerris. A greenish-white tree with a dark gray bark. The flower produced is a cylindrical cluster of yellow flowers, which are usually wind-pollinated. The fruit is a large acorn, which is bicoloured with an orange bottom half grading to a green-brown tip.

Turkey Oak

Also known as Quercus cerris. A greenish-white tree with a dark gray bark. The flower produced is a…

Also known as Quercus cerris. A branchlet of a turkey oak with an acorn.

Turkey Oak with an Acorn

Also known as Quercus cerris. A branchlet of a turkey oak with an acorn.

Also known as Cydonia oblonga. It is native to southwest Asia, and produces yellow pear-shaped pome fruits. The flowers tend to be white or pink, and consist of 5 petals.

Quince

Also known as Cydonia oblonga. It is native to southwest Asia, and produces yellow pear-shaped pome…

Also known as Nematus ribesii. A common pest of gooseberries.

Gooseberry Sawfly

Also known as Nematus ribesii. A common pest of gooseberries.

Also known as northern gooseberry. It is slightly smaller in diameter than Ribes grossularia and is typically found in the northwestern United States.

Ribes Oxyacanthoides

Also known as northern gooseberry. It is slightly smaller in diameter than Ribes grossularia and is…

Also known as Rubus fruticosus caesius. The fruit is reminiscent of a raspberry, but is usually purple or black instead of red. They are commonly found in the Northern hemisphere, and the leaves can be used for tea.

European Dewberry

Also known as Rubus fruticosus caesius. The fruit is reminiscent of a raspberry, but is usually purple…

Also known as Pandanus utilis. It is a tropical tree with an edible fruit. It is native to Madagascar and Mauritius.

Screwpine

Also known as Pandanus utilis. It is a tropical tree with an edible fruit. It is native to Madagascar…

"The Nut or Glans is a one-celled fruit, with a hardened pericarp, surrounded by bracts."—Darby, 1855

Nut or Glans

"The Nut or Glans is a one-celled fruit, with a hardened pericarp, surrounded by bracts."—Darby,…

"The berry is a succulent, syncarpous fruit, in which the seeds are immersed in a pulpy mass, formed by the placentas."—Darby, 1855

Berry

"The berry is a succulent, syncarpous fruit, in which the seeds are immersed in a pulpy mass, formed…

The inside of a gooseberry, showing the reproductive seeds that are immersed in the placenta.

Gooseberry

The inside of a gooseberry, showing the reproductive seeds that are immersed in the placenta.

"The pomegranate consists of two rows of carpels, one above the other, but in other respects would fall under this division."—Darby, 1855

Pomegranate

"The pomegranate consists of two rows of carpels, one above the other, but in other respects would fall…

"The Pepo is an inferior fruit, with a thick and fleshy rind, with two or more fleshy parietal placentas, projecting more or less inward."—Darby, 1855

A Section of the Pepo

"The Pepo is an inferior fruit, with a thick and fleshy rind, with two or more fleshy parietal placentas,…

"The Hesperidium is a fleshy fruit, in which the epicarp and mesocarp form a thick rind, and the endocarp projects inward, forming triangular divisions, in which pulpy cells are developed, which surround the seeds."—Darby, 1855

Hesperidium

"The Hesperidium is a fleshy fruit, in which the epicarp and mesocarp form a thick rind, and the endocarp…

"The Pome is an inferior fleshy fruit, of which the edicarp, mesocarp, and fleshy calyx form the greater part, which is eatable. The endocarp is tough and horny, and forms the cells of the seeds."—Darby, 1855

Pome

"The Pome is an inferior fleshy fruit, of which the edicarp, mesocarp, and fleshy calyx form the greater…