Shoot of Lilac, with winter buds; the two uppermost auxiliary ones strong; the terminal not developed.
Longitudinal section of flower of Silene Pennsylvanica, showing stipe between calyx and corolla.
"Silicles. 1. Of Shepherd's-purse (Bursa Bursa-pastoris). 2. Same, opened, to show the placentae, the…
"Silique, the fruit of certain cruciferous plants, consisting of a pair of valves which seperate from…
"Siliques. 1. Of Cardamine bulbosa. 2. Of Raphanus Raphanistrum. 3. Of Heliophila crithmifolia." -Whitney,…
The Silver Fern (Cyathea dealbata) is a plant in the Cyatheaceae family of tree ferns. It was also known…
Fruit of Silver Maple, Acer dasycarpum, of natural size, the seed-bearing portion divided to show seed.
Silver Maple seed open out, to show the thick cotyledons and the little plumule or bud between them.
"Halesia tetraptera. 1. its fruit; 2. a perpendicular; 3. a transverse, section of it." -Lindley, 1853
These are the flowers of the Silverbell-tree, Mohrodendron carolinum, (Keeler, 1915).
"Branch of Simarouba amara, with female flowers. a, a male flower; b, a female flower." -Whitney, 1911
Diagram of a simple cyme in which the axis lengthens, so as to take the form of a raceme.
Model of a simple pistil, with ovary cut across and slightly opened ventrally, to show the ovules and…
These are the fruit, or samara, of Slippery Elm, Ulmus pubescens, (Keeler, 1915).
"Careya arborea. 1. one of the bundles of stamens; 2. a perpendicular section of the ovary; 3. section…
"Germinating seed of Ophiocaryon paradoxum. a. radicle; b. cauliculus; cc. cotyledons." -Lindley, 1853
"Flowering plant of sanicle (Sanicula marilandica). (a), a male flower; (b), the fruit." -Whitney, 1911
"2. corolla of Antirrhinum majus cut open; 3. its pistil; 4. its ripe fruit; 5. cross section of its…
Snowdrop is the common name for members of the genus Galanthus, a small genus of about 20 species in…
"Sapindus senegalensis. 1. an expanded flower; 2. a petal; 3. the ovaries before fertilisation; 4. a…
Piece of a stem of Soft Maple, of a year old, cut crosswise and lengthwise.
Rootstock of Solomon's Seal, with the bottom of the stalk of the season, and the bud for the next year's…
"Oxalis confertissima. 1. calyx; 2. stamens; 3. pistil; 4. seed and its section of O. acetosella" (common…
"Aneilema crispatum; 1. a flower; 2. the calyx and pistil; 3. the capsule; 4, 5, seeds; 6. a section…
"Euonymus europaeus. 1. a section of a fruit; 2. a seed enveloped in its aril; 3. a perpendicular section…
Opposite leaves of Euonymus, or Spindle-tree, showing the successive pairs crossing each other at right…
The Leaf of Akanthos Spinosus has pointed lobes terminating in spines and narrow leaves.