Also known as Roystonea regia. A species of palm native to southern Florida, Mexico, and parts of Central America.

Branch of Royal Palm

Also known as Roystonea regia. A species of palm native to southern Florida, Mexico, and parts of Central…

Also known as Leitneria floridana. A shrub native to the southeastern United States.

Branch of Corkwood

Also known as Leitneria floridana. A shrub native to the southeastern United States.

Also known as Morus rubra. The branch of a Red Mulberry tree, native to eastern North America, from Ontario and Vermont to southern Florida.

Branch of Red Mulberry

Also known as Morus rubra. The branch of a Red Mulberry tree, native to eastern North America, from…

Also known as Ficus aurea. A branch of a Florida Strangler Fig tree, native to the state of Florida.

Branch of Florida Strangler Fig

Also known as Ficus aurea. A branch of a Florida Strangler Fig tree, native to the state of Florida.

A branch from the Capparis jamaicensis tree, native to Florida during the spring season.

Branch of Capparis Jamaicensis

A branch from the Capparis jamaicensis tree, native to Florida during the spring season.

Hibiscus coccineus flowers are bright scarlet. The flowers bloom in July and August. The shrubs grow between four and eight feet tall. These shrubs are native to the marshy areas of Florida and Georgia.

Flowering Branch of Hibiscus Coccineus

Hibiscus coccineus flowers are bright scarlet. The flowers bloom in July and August. The shrubs grow…

The primary leafstalk of lygodium palmatum is very slender, about an eighth of an inch to a quarter of an inch long. This fern can be found on the east coast of the United States, from Massachusetts to Florida.

Lygodium Palmatum

The primary leafstalk of lygodium palmatum is very slender, about an eighth of an inch to a quarter…

The <i>Acrostichum aureus</i> fern is three to eight feet long. It is found from Florida to Brazil and in other tropical areas. It is strong growing and should be treated as an aquatic.

Acrostichum Aureum

The Acrostichum aureus fern is three to eight feet long. It is found from Florida to Brazil and in other…

Ceratopteris pteridoides ferns can be found from Florida to South America. The sterile leaves are short stalked with irregularly lobed margins. The fertile leaves are taller and divided into whip-like segments.

Ceratopteris Pteridoides

Ceratopteris pteridoides ferns can be found from Florida to South America. The sterile leaves are short…

Chionanthus virginica is a large shrub or slender tree, growing thirty feet tall. The plant is native from Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas.

Chionanthus Virginica

Chionanthus virginica is a large shrub or slender tree, growing thirty feet tall. The plant is native…

The purple stamens of clematis florida bicolor are somewhat petal-like and form a dense, purple head in the center of the flower.

Clematis Florida Bicolor

The purple stamens of clematis florida bicolor are somewhat petal-like and form a dense, purple head…

The common name of clethra is white adler. The tomentosa variety grows two to eight feet tall. It is native from North Carolina to Florida and Alabama.

Clethra Tomentosa

The common name of clethra is white adler. The tomentosa variety grows two to eight feet tall. It is…

The common name of cornus florida is flowering dogwood. The shrub grows ten to fifteen feet tall and has spreading branches. The flowers are white or pinkish.

Cornus Florida

The common name of cornus florida is flowering dogwood. The shrub grows ten to fifteen feet tall and…

The common name of crinum americanum is Florida swamp lily. There are usually four flowers on an erect scape. It is native in river swamps of Georgia and Florida.

Crinum Americanum

The common name of crinum americanum is Florida swamp lily. There are usually four flowers on an erect…

Adder's tongue is the common name of erythronium americanum. The flowers are yellow with recurved segments. The plant is native from east Canada to Florida and Arkansas.

Adder's Tongue

Adder's tongue is the common name of erythronium americanum. The flowers are yellow with recurved segments.…

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…

Acid lime is the common name of citrus aurantifolia. The lime is found in most tropical areas including India, Mexico, and the warmer parts of Florida.

Acid Lime

Acid lime is the common name of citrus aurantifolia. The lime is found in most tropical areas including…

Cardinal flower and Indian pink are the common names of lobelia cardinalis. The plant is native from New Brunswick to Saskatchewan and Florida. The flowers are cardinal red.

Cardinal Flower

Cardinal flower and Indian pink are the common names of lobelia cardinalis. The plant is native from…

Pictured are men plowing a sowing. This illustration is from a Babylonian seal impression from the 14th century, BCE.

Babylonian Seal Impression

Pictured are men plowing a sowing. This illustration is from a Babylonian seal impression from the 14th…

The leaves of the native red mulberry are very large. The fruit is deep red or almost black when fully ripe. It is native from Massachusetts to Florida, Kansas, and Texas.

Native Red Mulberry

The leaves of the native red mulberry are very large. The fruit is deep red or almost black when fully…

<i>Myrica cerifera</i> is a variety of wax myrtle. It is native from Maryland to Florida, Texas, and Arkansas. The tree blooms in March and April.

Myrica Cerifera

Myrica cerifera is a variety of wax myrtle. It is native from Maryland to Florida, Texas, and Arkansas.…

Bayberry is the common name of <i>myrica carolinensis</i>. The shrub grows two to eight feet tall. The shrub blooms in March and April. It is native from Nova Scotia to Florida and Alabama.

Bayberry

Bayberry is the common name of myrica carolinensis. The shrub grows two to eight feet tall. The shrub…

This illustration shows the colored leaves of 'Cornus florida', surrounding the small flowers and rendering the flower head conspicuous.

Colored Leaves of 'Cornus florida'

This illustration shows the colored leaves of 'Cornus florida', surrounding the small flowers and rendering…

This illustration shows a human leg (front view), and comparative diagrams showing modifications of the leg:
1. Human, 2. Ox, 3. Horse, 4. Bird, 5. Frog, 6. Crocodile, 7. Seal, 8. Dog, 9. Bear
P. Pelvis, FE. Femur, TI. Tibia, FI. Fibula, TA. Tarsus, MT. Metatarsus, PH. Phalanges, OC. Os Calcis.

Human Leg (Front View), and Comparative Diagrams showing Modifications of the Leg

This illustration shows a human leg (front view), and comparative diagrams showing modifications of…

This illustration shows the leg of a seal.
P. Pelvis, FE. Femur, TI. Tibia, FI. Fibula, TA. Tarsus, MT. Metatarsus, PH. Phalanges, OC. Os Calcis

Leg of Seal

This illustration shows the leg of a seal. P. Pelvis, FE. Femur, TI. Tibia, FI. Fibula, TA. Tarsus,…

The claws of a seal's left hind foot.

Seal

The claws of a seal's left hind foot.

A great blue heron, commonly found in tropical areas like Florida.  They belong to the order Grallatores, tribe Cultrirostres, and family Ardeida, which also includes spoonbills, storks, boatbills, night-herons, bitterns, adjutants, and ibises.

Heron

A great blue heron, commonly found in tropical areas like Florida. They belong to the order Grallatores,…

"The seal <i>Macrorhinus elephantinus</i> or <i>proboscideus</i>, or <i>Morunga proboscidea</i>. It is the largest of the otaries; the snout is prolonged into a proboscis suggestive of an elephant's trunk. It is confined to the higher latitudes of the southern hemisphere...." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Elephant Seal on a Rock

"The seal Macrorhinus elephantinus or proboscideus, or Morunga proboscidea. It is the largest of the…

Illustration of the entrance of an igloo, built out of ice, partially underwater. A seal is swimming under the water, headed for the entrance.

Seal Swimming up to an Igloo

Illustration of the entrance of an igloo, built out of ice, partially underwater. A seal is swimming…

<i>Leptonychotes weddelli</i>. "A spotted seal of the southern and antarctic seas, belonging to the family <i>Phocidae</i> and either of two different genera." &mdash;Whitney, 1889
<p>This illustration shows the seal lying on some rocks.

Leopard Seal

Leptonychotes weddelli. "A spotted seal of the southern and antarctic seas, belonging to the family…

"A press or stamp bearing dies on its jaws, or a die and a bed, for imprinting or embossing any device upon paper or a plastic material, as lead. It is much used to form the seals of seal-locks, and may be a kind of heavy pincers. a and a1, dies; b (dotted outline), bar sliding in guide c; d (dotted outline), abutment for coiled spring e; f, lever with cam g at the bottom. The lever moved in the direction in dicated by the arrow forces a down upon a1; when it is released the spring reverses the motion." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Seal Press

"A press or stamp bearing dies on its jaws, or a die and a bed, for imprinting or embossing any device…

"A circular box used for covering and protecting a seal. Old documents were commonly sealed by means of a ribbon which passed through the parchment, and to which was affixed a large circular wax seal, not attached to the parchment itself, but hanging below its edge. The skippet used to protect such a seal was commonly turned of wood, like a shallow box, with a cover formed of a simple disk of wood held to the box by strings passed through eyelet-holes." -Whitney, 1889

Skippet - Open Box with a Seal Inside

"A circular box used for covering and protecting a seal. Old documents were commonly sealed by means…