A shrubby plant with seeds developing in capsules. Seeds are surrounded by a fluffy type of fiber that can be woven.

Cotton

A shrubby plant with seeds developing in capsules. Seeds are surrounded by a fluffy type of fiber that…

Pomegranate, is a native of Asia but cultivated throughout the tropics. The fruit contains numerous, juicy, edible seeds.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate, is a native of Asia but cultivated throughout the tropics. The fruit contains numerous,…

Peanuts are an annual plant with edible seeds.

Peanut

Peanuts are an annual plant with edible seeds.

Coconut palms are a tropical tree that grow large seeds. From the seed we get milk and oil.

Coconut Palm

Coconut palms are a tropical tree that grow large seeds. From the seed we get milk and oil.

Large finches that feed on conifer seeds and fruit.

Grosbeak

Large finches that feed on conifer seeds and fruit.

Large finches that feed on conifer seeds and fruit.

Grosbeak

Large finches that feed on conifer seeds and fruit.

The seeds of a rose.

Seeds

The seeds of a rose.

Here is a representation of the acorn which has germinated. The roots go down while the stalk goes up.

Germinating Acorn

Here is a representation of the acorn which has germinated. The roots go down while the stalk goes up.

Here is a representation of two seeds of the maple, with their wings. They always grow in this way, in pairs.

Maple Seeds

Here is a representation of two seeds of the maple, with their wings. They always grow in this way,…

Look at the little feathery ball on the stalk of the dandelion after the flower is gone. The seeds are in the middle of that ball.

Dandelion Seeds

Look at the little feathery ball on the stalk of the dandelion after the flower is gone. The seeds are…

Each seed has a very little stem. This stem has on its end some very fine fibres standing out all around. It is curious to see how regularly they are arranged so as to make that beautiful feathery ball (Hooker, 1886).

Dandelion Seeds

Each seed has a very little stem. This stem has on its end some very fine fibres standing out all around.…

The seeds of the Striped Maple, Acer pennsylvanicum, (Keeler, 1915).

Striped Maple seed

The seeds of the Striped Maple, Acer pennsylvanicum, (Keeler, 1915).

The seeds of the Mountain Maple, Acer spicatum, (Keeler, 1915).

Mountain Maple Seed

The seeds of the Mountain Maple, Acer spicatum, (Keeler, 1915).

The seeds of the Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, (Keeler, 1915).

Sugar Maple seed

The seeds of the Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, (Keeler, 1915).

The staminate flowers of the Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum, (Keeler, 1915).

Silver Maple Flower

The staminate flowers of the Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum, (Keeler, 1915).

The seeds of the Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum, (Keeler, 1915).

Silver Maple Seed

The seeds of the Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum, (Keeler, 1915).

The seeds of the Red Maple, Acer rubrum, (Keeler, 1915).

Red Maple Seed

The seeds of the Red Maple, Acer rubrum, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the seeds of the Box Elder, Acer negundo, (Keeler, 1915).

Box Elder Seeds

These are the seeds of the Box Elder, Acer negundo, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the fruit of the Poison Sumac, Rhus vernix (Keeler, 1915).

Poison Sumac Fruit

These are the fruit of the Poison Sumac, Rhus vernix (Keeler, 1915).

These are the seeds or racemes of the Locust blossoms, Robinia pseudoacacia,(Keeler, 1915).

Locust Blossom Seeds

These are the seeds or racemes of the Locust blossoms, Robinia pseudoacacia,(Keeler, 1915).

These are the pistillate and staminate flowers of Kentucky coffee-tree, (Keeler, 1915).

Coffee-Tree Fowers

These are the pistillate and staminate flowers of Kentucky coffee-tree, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the seed of the Hercules Club, Aralia spinosa, (Keeler, 1915).

Hercules' Club Seeds

This is the seed of the Hercules Club, Aralia spinosa, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the single flower of the dogwood, Cornus florida,  (Keeler, 1915).

Dogwood flower

This is the single flower of the dogwood, Cornus florida, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the single flower of the Black Haw, Viburnum prunifolium, (Keeler, 1915).

Black Haw flower

This is the single flower of the Black Haw, Viburnum prunifolium, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the flower cluster of the Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia, (Keeler, 1915).

Mountain Laurel flower

This is the flower cluster of the Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the raceme of flowers of Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum, (Keeler, 1915).

Sourwood flower

This is the raceme of flowers of Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit of the Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, (Keeler, 1915).

Persimmon Fruit

This is the fruit of the Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the flowers of the Silverbell-tree, Mohrodendron carolinum, (Keeler, 1915).

Silverbell-Tree Flowers

These are the flowers of the Silverbell-tree, Mohrodendron carolinum, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit of the Snowdrop-tree, Mohrodendron dipterum, (Keeler, 1915).

Snowdrop-tree Fruit

This is the fruit of the Snowdrop-tree, Mohrodendron dipterum, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the staminate flower of White Ash, Fraxinus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

White Ash Flower

This is the staminate flower of White Ash, Fraxinus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the pistillate flower of White Ash, Fraxinus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

White Ash Flower

This is the pistillate flower of White Ash, Fraxinus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit, or samara, of White Ash, Fraxinus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

White Ash Fruit

This is the fruit, or samara, of White Ash, Fraxinus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the staminate flower of Red Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, (Keeler, 1915).

Red Ash Flower

This is the staminate flower of Red Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the pistillate flower of Red Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, (Keeler, 1915).

Red Ash Flower

This is the pistillate flower of Red Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit, or samara, of Red Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, (Keeler, 1915).

Red Ash Fruit

This is the fruit, or samara, of Red Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the flower of Blue Ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata, (Keeler, 1915).

Blue Ash Flower

This is the flower of Blue Ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit, or samara, of Blue Ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata, (Keeler, 1915).

Blue Ash Fruit

This is the fruit, or samara, of Blue Ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the staminate flower of Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

Black Ash Flower

This is the staminate flower of Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the pistillate flower of Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

Black Ash Flower

This is the pistillate flower of Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit, or samara, of Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

Black Ash Fruit

This is the fruit, or samara, of Black Ash, Fraxinus nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit, or drupe, of Fringe-tree, Chionanthus virginica, (Keeler, 1915).

Fringe-tree Fruit

This is the fruit, or drupe, of Fringe-tree, Chionanthus virginica, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit of the Sassafras,(Keeler, 1915).

Sassafras Fruit

This is the fruit of the Sassafras,(Keeler, 1915).

This is the flowering spray of White Elm, Ulmus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

White Elm Flowers

This is the flowering spray of White Elm, Ulmus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the unfolding leaves of White Elm, Ulmus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

White Elm Leaves

These are the unfolding leaves of White Elm, Ulmus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the fruit, or samara, of White Elm, Ulmus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

White Elm Fruit

These are the fruit, or samara, of White Elm, Ulmus americana, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the fruit, or samara, of Slippery Elm, Ulmus pubescens, (Keeler, 1915).

Slippery Elm Fruit

These are the fruit, or samara, of Slippery Elm, Ulmus pubescens, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the fruit, or samara, of Cork Elm, Ulmus racemosa, (Keeler, 1915).

Cork Elm Fruit

These are the fruit, or samara, of Cork Elm, Ulmus racemosa, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the fruit, or samara, of Winged Elm, Ulmus alata, (Keeler, 1915).

Winged Elm Fruit

These are the fruit, or samara, of Winged Elm, Ulmus alata, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the fruit of Red Mulberry, Morus rubra, (Keeler, 1915).

Red Mulberry Fruit

These are the fruit of Red Mulberry, Morus rubra, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the fruit of Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, (Keeler, 1915).

Sycamore Fruit

These are the fruit of Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis, (Keeler, 1915).

These are the staminate flowers of Shellbark Hickory, Hicoria ovata, (Keeler, 1915).

Shellbark Hickory Flower

These are the staminate flowers of Shellbark Hickory, Hicoria ovata, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit of Bitternut, Hicoria minima, (Keeler, 1915).

Bitternut Fruit

This is the fruit of Bitternut, Hicoria minima, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the fruit of Mockernut, Hicoria alba, (Keeler, 1915).

Mockernut Fruit

This is the fruit of Mockernut, Hicoria alba, (Keeler, 1915).

This is the branch of Red Birch, Betula nigra, showing the staminate aments as they appear in winter, (Keeler, 1915).

Red Birch

This is the branch of Red Birch, Betula nigra, showing the staminate aments as they appear in winter,…

This shows the four staminate and one pistillate ament of Sweet Birch, Betula lenta, (Keeler, 1915).

Sweet Birch Branch

This shows the four staminate and one pistillate ament of Sweet Birch, Betula lenta, (Keeler, 1915).

This shows the pendulous strobiles, or fruit, of the White Birch, Betula populifolia, (Keeler, 1915).

White Birch Fruit

This shows the pendulous strobiles, or fruit, of the White Birch, Betula populifolia, (Keeler, 1915).

This shows the pendulous strobiles, or fruit, of the Paper Birch, Betula papyrifera, (Keeler, 1915).

Paper Birch Fruit

This shows the pendulous strobiles, or fruit, of the Paper Birch, Betula papyrifera, (Keeler, 1915).

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Red Birch, Betula nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

Red Birch Fruit

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Red Birch, Betula nigra, (Keeler, 1915).

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Yellow Birch, Betula lutea (Keeler, 1915).

Yellow Birch Fruit

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Yellow Birch, Betula lutea (Keeler, 1915).

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Sweet Birch, Betula lenta (Keeler, 1915).

Sweet Birch Fruit

This shows the erect strobile, or fruit, of the Sweet Birch, Betula lenta (Keeler, 1915).