Section of a seed of the Iris, or Flower-de-Luce, enlarged, showing its small embryo in the albumen,…
Decorative floral tailpiece with a cherub and birds, used as an ornamental footer.
This water fountain is a 17th century design that is made out of well glazed pottery. It is decorated…
This water fountain is a 17th century design that is made out of well glazed pottery. It is decorated…
Digitalus purpurea is a flowering plant that is also known as the Common or Purple Foxglove.
Of the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the downy false foxglove (Gerardia flava).
This miniature frame is made out of gold and oxidized silver. It is decorated with a grouping of flowers…
Also known as Plumeria. It is native of tropical America, and is made up of thickish branches and white,…
The frieze is a long stretch of a sculpted decoration that is typically found under crown moldings or…
In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain or—in…
Fruit of the flower of the Morning Glory. It has dried into a pod and is splitting into three sections.
A shrubby flower with white petals. It can grow up to 3 feet, and is native to the Canary Islands.
A plant which produces flowers with 7 to 8 white petals. The stamens are very numerous. They bloom between…
A variable flower with red petals and leathery, ovate leaves. The prickles are unequally distributed,…
"Cambogia gutta. 1. a female flower, with the sterile stamens surrounding the pistil; 2. a male flower;…
Used as landscaping in Florida, the Geiger tree is a tropical plant known for its flowers. "Cordia Sebestena.…
Used as landscaping in Florida, the Geiger tree is a tropical plant known for its flowers. "Cordia Sebestena.…
"6. flower of Geissoloma marginatum; 7. ditto divided perpendicularly; 9. ovule; 10. anther." -Lindley,…
Gentiana amarella or the Autumn Gentian is a flowering plant from the family, Gentianaceae.
The Great Yellow Gentian (Gentian lutea) is a flowering plant in the Gentian family, Gentianaceae.
Of the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the sea-side gerardia (Gerardia maritima).
Of the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), the slender gerardia (Gerardia tenuifolia).
Germination of Silver Maple, natural size; merely the base of the fruit, containing the seed, is shown.
Geum urbanum is a member of the genus Geum, a genus of hardy plants (Rosaceae). Not usually used decoratively,…