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Crocket from St. Urbain, Troyes.

Crocket

Crocket from St. Urbain, Troyes.

Decorated crocket.

Crocket

Decorated crocket.

Crocket from Beverly Cathedral

Crocket

Crocket from Beverly Cathedral

"In Gothic Architecture, are projecting leaves, flowers, or bunches of foliage, used to decorate the angles of spires, canopies and pinnacles. The varieties of crockets are innumerable, almost every kind of leaf and flower being copied for the purpose." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Crockets

"In Gothic Architecture, are projecting leaves, flowers, or bunches of foliage, used to decorate the…

"In Gothic Architecture, are projecting leaves, flowers, or bunches of foliage, used to decorate the angles of spires, canopies and pinnacles. The varieties of crockets are innumerable, almost every kind of leaf and flower being copied for the purpose." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Crockets

"In Gothic Architecture, are projecting leaves, flowers, or bunches of foliage, used to decorate the…

"A cross of thin gold work formed of four leaves." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Cross

"A cross of thin gold work formed of four leaves." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Also known as Magnolia acuminata. The branch of a Cucumber tree, native to the northeastern United States and Southern Ontario Canada.

Branch of Cucumber Tree

Also known as Magnolia acuminata. The branch of a Cucumber tree, native to the northeastern United States…

Leaves - simple, alternate, edge entire. Outline - long oval. Apex - pointed. Base - pointed. Leaf - five to ten inches long, thin, dark green above; green beneath and slightly downy; growing along the branch and not simply in a cluster at its end. Bark - dark and rough. Flowers - three to six inches across, bluish or yellowish-white, abundant and fragrant. May, June. Fruit - in a cylinder-shaped bunch, two to three inches long, and somewhat resembling a small cucumber. Found - in rich woods from Western New York to southern Illinois and southward, and in cultivation. Its finest growth is in the southern Alleghany Mountains. General Information - A tree sixty to ninety feet high, with a straight trunk and rich foliage. The wood is durable, soft, and light. Used for cabinet-work, for flooring, for pump-logs, and water-troughs. As in other magnolias the juice is bitter and aromatic. From "magnol," the name of a botanist of the seventeenth century.

Genus Magnolia, L. (Magnolia)

Leaves - simple, alternate, edge entire. Outline - long oval. Apex - pointed. Base - pointed. Leaf -…

Wedge-shaped.

Cuneate

Wedge-shaped.

An illustration of a Madagascan drinking cup made from a leaf of the "Traveller's Tree".

Drinking Cup

An illustration of a Madagascan drinking cup made from a leaf of the "Traveller's Tree".

The Leaf Cup is a corona of a Greek Stele design.

Leaf Cup

The Leaf Cup is a corona of a Greek Stele design.

The Roman Cup is an artificial foliage design that has serrated edges, made to look like natural desgins.

Roman Cup

The Roman Cup is an artificial foliage design that has serrated edges, made to look like natural desgins.

Pictured is a leaf cutting of gloxinia.

Leaf Cutting

Pictured is a leaf cutting of gloxinia.

"The colors white and shades of crimson. As a winter blooming plant for a conservatory or parlor window, it is invaluable; with some of the leaves are strikingly variegated, and the flowers are unique and beautiful."—Heinrich, 1887

Cyclamen

"The colors white and shades of crimson. As a winter blooming plant for a conservatory or parlor window,…

Flowers in terminal clusters.

Cynoctonum

Flowers in terminal clusters.

Flowers inconspicuous and hidden by overlapping scales.

Cyperus

Flowers inconspicuous and hidden by overlapping scales.

Flower clusters lateral; fruit not winged.

Cyrilla

Flower clusters lateral; fruit not winged.

"Leaf-shaped Flint Dagger." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Dagger

"Leaf-shaped Flint Dagger." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

The seed, flower, and leaf of a dandelion.

Dandelion

The seed, flower, and leaf of a dandelion.

An illustration of a portion of a date palm leaf. The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm in the genus Phoenix, extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. Due to its long history of cultivation for fruit, its exact native distribution is unknown, but probably originated somewhere in the desert oases of northern Africa, and perhaps also southwest Asia. It is a medium-sized tree, 15–25 m tall, often clumped with several trunks from a single root system, but often growing singly as well. The leaves are pinnate, 3–5 m long, with spines on the petiole and about 150 leaflets; the leaflets are 30 cm long and 2 cm broad. The full span of the crown ranges from 6–10 m.

Date Palm Leaf

An illustration of a portion of a date palm leaf. The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm in the…

Stems woody at least at base, arching; flowers purple-pink, in auxiliary clusters.

Decodon

Stems woody at least at base, arching; flowers purple-pink, in auxiliary clusters.

Extending or running down on another structure, as a leaf on a stem or a tubercle on an achene.

Decurrent

Extending or running down on another structure, as a leaf on a stem or a tubercle on an achene.

Shaped like an equalateral triangle or the Greek letter delta.

Deltoid

Shaped like an equalateral triangle or the Greek letter delta.

Leaves leathery, broad, and with a conspicuous vein running just inside the margin.

Desmothamnus

Leaves leathery, broad, and with a conspicuous vein running just inside the margin.

forking regularly by twos.

Dichotomous

forking regularly by twos.

Spikelets subtended by conspicuous white or partly white bracts.

Dichromena

Spikelets subtended by conspicuous white or partly white bracts.

"Morphology of a typical dicotyledonous plant. A, leaf, pinnately-netted veined; B, portion of stem, showing concentric layers of wood; C, ground-plan of flower (the parts in 5's); D, perspective of flower; E, longitudinal section of seed, showing dicotyledonous embryo." -Gager, 1916

Dicotyledonous Morphology

"Morphology of a typical dicotyledonous plant. A, leaf, pinnately-netted veined; B, portion of stem,…

Flowers without small appendages between the sepals.

Didiplis

Flowers without small appendages between the sepals.

This jug and dish were made in Malta. The dish has a leaf and floral design around its perimeter. The jug has a circular leaf design in the center and a mermaid figure as the handle.

Jug and Dish

This jug and dish were made in Malta. The dish has a leaf and floral design around its perimeter. The…

The Leaf Displayed is often used as a design on Roman reliefs, however, it is more richly developed on Florentine Pilasters.

Leaf Displayed

The Leaf Displayed is often used as a design on Roman reliefs, however, it is more richly developed…

Cut into numerous very fine segements or divisions.

Dissected

Cut into numerous very fine segements or divisions.

Coming off in two ranks.

Distichous

Coming off in two ranks.

"Distrbution of electrification on a charged hollow sphere. If an insulated conductor d be inserted through the opening in the sphere and brought in contact with the interior surface and afterwards carefully removed, it will be found, by testing with the gold leaf electroscope, tat it has recieved no charge. If touched to the outside, however, the conductor will recieve part of the charge." -Hawkins, 1917

Distribution of Charge

"Distrbution of electrification on a charged hollow sphere. If an insulated conductor d be inserted…

Diverging at a wide angle.

Divaricate

Diverging at a wide angle.

This divider has leaves and small round kernels featured in a design on the sides. The center area has rays coming out from a blank, rectangular center. It can be used as a divider or banner.

Divider with Leaves and Sun Rays

This divider has leaves and small round kernels featured in a design on the sides. The center area has…

A divider with long leaves.

Leafy Divider

A divider with long leaves.

A leafy divider.

Leafy Divider

A leafy divider.

"Dogbane. a, end of branch, with leaves and flowers; b, a flower cut open; c, fruit." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Dogbane

"Dogbane. a, end of branch, with leaves and flowers; b, a flower cut open; c, fruit." — Chambers'…

Leaves - simple, alternate (often crowded at the ends of the branches); edge entire. Outline - broadly oval or egg-shape or reverse egg-shape. Apex - pointed. Base - slightly pointed. Leaf/Stem - one inch long or more. Leaf - about three to four inches long, sometimes yellowish-green; smooth above; whitish beneath, and slightly rough between the prominent curved ribs, seldom entirely flat, usually in clusters at the ends of the branches. Bark - of the branches, smooth, yellowish-green, with whitish streaks. Flowers - yellowish in loose flat clusters. June. Fruit - very dark blue when ripe, on reddish stems. August. Found - in low rich woods and along streams, from New Brunswick through the Northern States, and southward along the Alleghany Mountains to Northern Georgia and Alabama. General Information - A small tree or shrub, ten to twenty feet high, with wide-spreading branches and flattish top. A "Shaker Medicine" is made from its bitter bark. Cornus, from a Greek word meaning horn, because of the hardness of the wood.

Dogwood Leaves

Leaves - simple, alternate (often crowded at the ends of the branches); edge entire. Outline - broadly…

Leaves - simple; opposite; edge entire. Outline - egg-shape, or often broad oval, or reverse egg-shape. Apex - pointed, often taper-pointed. Base - pointed and usually slightly unequal. Leaf/Stem - short (about one half inch). Leaf - three to five inches long; smooth above; pale and nearly smooth beneath; with the whitish ribs very distinct and curved. Bark - of trunk, blackish and rough, with short, broken ridges. The bark, especially of the roots, is very bitter and is used as a tonic. Flowers - The real flowers are greenish-yellow, in a small rounded bunch; but this bunch is surrounded by four large, petal-like leaves, white and often tinged with pink, more than an inch in length, reverse egg-shaped, and ending in a hard, abruptly turned point. The appearance is of a single large flower. The tree blossoms in May before the leaves are fully set. Fruit - The "Flower" is succeeded by a bunch of oval berries that turn bright red as they ripen, making the tree in the autumn, with its richly changing foliage, nearly as attractive as in the spring. Found - in rich woods, from New England to Minnesota, and southward to Florida and Texas. It is very common, especially at the South. General Information - A finely shaped, rather flat-branching tree, usually twelve to thirty feet high, but dwindling, northward, to the dimensions of a shrub; one of the most ornamental of all our native flowering trees. Its character throughout the extent of its range would seem to warrant the recognition of its blossom as the "national flower." Cornus, from a Greek word meaning horn, because of the hardness of the wood.

Flowering Dogwood

Leaves - simple; opposite; edge entire. Outline - egg-shape, or often broad oval, or reverse egg-shape.…

An illustration of a small doodad.

Doodad

An illustration of a small doodad.

An illustration of a small doodad.

Small Doodad

An illustration of a small doodad.

Leaves - simple; alternate; edge toothed. Outline - roundish egg-shape. Apex - usually blunt (never taper-pointed). Base - heart-shape, sometimes with the lobes so close or overlapping as to cover the end of the leaf-stem. Leaf/Stem - nearly round. Leaf - three to six inches long (on young sprouts, eight to ten inches); when young, thickly covered with white down; becoming smooth, except on the ribs below. Found - in borders of swamps, from Long Island southward to Southern Georgia, through the Gulf States to Western Louisiana, and northward to Southern Illinois and Indiana. Rare and local. General Information - A tree sixty to eighty feet high.

Genus Populus, L. (Aspen, Poplar)

Leaves - simple; alternate; edge toothed. Outline - roundish egg-shape. Apex - usually blunt (never…

A fern with fronds ranging between 1.5 feet and 3 feet in length.

Polypodium Drepanum

A fern with fronds ranging between 1.5 feet and 3 feet in length.

An oak fern with slender leaves that are generally between 6 and 10 inches. They are commonly found in the Northern hemisphere, such as Great Britain.

Polypodium Dryopteris

An oak fern with slender leaves that are generally between 6 and 10 inches. They are commonly found…

Stem round, hollow; spikelets borne in axillary as well as terminal clusters.

Dulichium

Stem round, hollow; spikelets borne in axillary as well as terminal clusters.

"Aristolochia galeata. 1. fruit of an Aristolochia; 2. cross section of it; 3. half its seed." -Lindley, 1853

Mottled Dutchman's Pipe

"Aristolochia galeata. 1. fruit of an Aristolochia; 2. cross section of it; 3. half its seed." -Lindley,…

Also known as Quercus velutina. The branch of an Eastern Black Oak tree, native to eastern North America.

Branch of Eastern Black Oak

Also known as Quercus velutina. The branch of an Eastern Black Oak tree, native to eastern North America.

Also known as Populus deltoides. The branch of an Eastern Cottonwood, native throughout the eastern, central, and southwestern United States.

Branch of Eastern Cottonwood

Also known as Populus deltoides. The branch of an Eastern Cottonwood, native throughout the eastern,…

Inflourescence not plum-like nor feathery; panicle obviously branched.

Echinochloa

Inflourescence not plum-like nor feathery; panicle obviously branched.

All flowers with stamens and carpels.

Echinodorus

All flowers with stamens and carpels.

Leaves large and dilated with inflated petioles.

Eichhornia

Leaves large and dilated with inflated petioles.

"Sambucus nigra; 1. a flower; 2. a young pistil; 3. a cross section of its ovary; 4. a perpendicular section of the fruit." -Lindley, 1853

Elder

"Sambucus nigra; 1. a flower; 2. a young pistil; 3. a cross section of its ovary; 4. a perpendicular…

"One of the simplest instruments of this kind consists of a metallic needle, terminated at each end by a light pith-ball, which is covered with gold leaf, and supported horizontally at its centre by a fine point.." -Comstock 1850

Electroscope

"One of the simplest instruments of this kind consists of a metallic needle, terminated at each end…

"Gold leaf electroscope; it consists of two strips of gold foil suspended from a brass rod within a glass jar. Used to detect the presence and sign of an electric charge." -Hawkins, 1917

Gold Leaf Electroscope

"Gold leaf electroscope; it consists of two strips of gold foil suspended from a brass rod within a…

An elegant form of the Polypodium vulgare. The fronds are very finely divided.

Polypodium Vulgare Elegantissimum

An elegant form of the Polypodium vulgare. The fronds are very finely divided.

Plant body made p of smooth, proliferating stems.

Eleocharis

Plant body made p of smooth, proliferating stems.

Leaf-sheaths present only at the base of stem; flowers in one group.

Eleocharis

Leaf-sheaths present only at the base of stem; flowers in one group.

Sheaths at base of stem with edges united to form tube.

Eleocharis

Sheaths at base of stem with edges united to form tube.

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.

Elf on Leaf Facing Forward

An illustration of an elf sitting on a leaf while it floats in the air.