A Wintergreen plant of the Heath Family.

Wintergreen

A Wintergreen plant of the Heath Family.

"Pyrola chlorantha. 1. a pistil; 2. an anther; 3. seeds; 4. a seed much more magnified; 5. a section of the nucleus showing the embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Green-Flowered Wintergreen

"Pyrola chlorantha. 1. a pistil; 2. an anther; 3. seeds; 4. a seed much more magnified; 5. a section…

Flower of Wolfsbane, or Monkshood, (Gray, 1858).

Wolfsbane

Flower of Wolfsbane, or Monkshood, (Gray, 1858).

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals carved from wood, caused by the union of the saucer-shaped placenta-like base of certain parasitic plants of the mistle-toe family with the foster-branch of the host and its persistence after the death of the plant." -Whitney, 1911

Wood Rose

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals…

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals carved from wood, caused by the union of the saucer-shaped placenta-like base of certain parasitic plants of the mistle-toe family with the foster-branch of the host and its persistence after the death of the plant." -Whitney, 1911

Wood Rose

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals…

The Woodwaxen or Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria) is a flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.

Woodwaxen

The Woodwaxen or Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria) is a flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.

Xanthorrhaea hastilis is a flowering plant native to Australia also referred to as Xanthorrhoea resinifera and the common name Blackboy.

Xanthorrhaea Hastilis

Xanthorrhaea hastilis is a flowering plant native to Australia also referred to as Xanthorrhoea resinifera…

Ending of a xylem strand among the cells of the mesophyll in a leaf of lilac; t, tracheid; i, intercellular space.

Xylem

Ending of a xylem strand among the cells of the mesophyll in a leaf of lilac; t, tracheid; i, intercellular…

Longitudinal section (diagrammatic) of a young xylem strand; c, cambium; y, young trachea,; p, pitted trachea; s, spiral trachea; a, annular trachea; m, pith.

Xylem

Longitudinal section (diagrammatic) of a young xylem strand; c, cambium; y, young trachea,; p, pitted…

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).

Roots of Yellow Gerardia, some attached to and feeding on the root of Blueberry-bush.

Yellow Gerardia

Roots of Yellow Gerardia, some attached to and feeding on the root of Blueberry-bush.

This shows the cluster of two leaves, sometimes three of four, of the Yellow Pine, Pinus echinata, (Keeler, 1915).

Yellow Pine Needles

This shows the cluster of two leaves, sometimes three of four, of the Yellow Pine, Pinus echinata, (Keeler,…

"Xyris operculata; 1. a flower seen in front; 2. a style, stigmas and stamens." -Lindley, 1853

Yellow-Eyed Grass

"Xyris operculata; 1. a flower seen in front; 2. a style, stigmas and stamens." -Lindley, 1853

"Taxus baccata loaded with male flowers; 1. a male flower; 2. an anther; 3. a female flower; 4. a vertical section of an ovule; 5. a ripe fruit; 6. of a ripe seed, showing the embryo." -Lindley, 1853

European Yew

"Taxus baccata loaded with male flowers; 1. a male flower; 2. an anther; 3. a female flower; 4. a vertical…

"Saxe-Gothea conspicua; 1. male spike; 2. anther; 3. scale of galbulus with ovule; 4. ripe galbulus." -Lindley, 1853

Prince Albert's Yew

"Saxe-Gothea conspicua; 1. male spike; 2. anther; 3. scale of galbulus with ovule; 4. ripe galbulus."…

Diagram of structure of Palm or Yucca.

Yucca

Diagram of structure of Palm or Yucca.

The Yucca aloifolia also known as the Aloe Yucca or Spanish Bayonet.

Aloe Yucca

The Yucca aloifolia also known as the Aloe Yucca or Spanish Bayonet.

A leaf of the Zamia, a tree from the Mesozoic time.

Zamia Leaf

A leaf of the Zamia, a tree from the Mesozoic time.

"Leaves of Zamias." -Lindley, 1853

Zamia Leaves

"Leaves of Zamias." -Lindley, 1853

"Zizyphus Baclei. 1. a flower seen from above; 2. a fruit; 3. the same cut vertically; 4. a seed divided vertically." -Lindley, 1853

Ziziphus

"Zizyphus Baclei. 1. a flower seen from above; 2. a fruit; 3. the same cut vertically; 4. a seed divided…

Plant belonging to the orchid family.

Zygopetalum Machaii

Plant belonging to the orchid family.