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.

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

Elf on Leaf Looking Left

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

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

Elf on Leaf Looking Right

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

Pertains to shape.

Elliptic

Pertains to shape.

Rooted to substratum; erect and extending upward out of water.

Emergent

Rooted to substratum; erect and extending upward out of water.

Also known as Quercus emoryi. The branch of an Emory Oak tree, native to the southwestern United States.

Branch of Emory Oak

Also known as Quercus emoryi. The branch of an Emory Oak tree, native to the southwestern United States.

"Part of Epiphyllospermous Frond. In botany, bearing the fruit or spores on the back of the leaves or fronds, as ferns." -Whitney, 1911

Epiphyllospermous Frond

"Part of Epiphyllospermous Frond. In botany, bearing the fruit or spores on the back of the leaves or…

Pertaining to leaves; comming off in two ranks, making the base appear flattened.

Equitant

Pertaining to leaves; comming off in two ranks, making the base appear flattened.

Spikelets long-spiny (long-awned), with or withuot hairs at base; panicle not nodding.

Erianthus

Spikelets long-spiny (long-awned), with or withuot hairs at base; panicle not nodding.

Leave from base of scrape bearing button like whitish heads of minute flowers; roots with cross-constrctions.

Eriocaulon

Leave from base of scrape bearing button like whitish heads of minute flowers; roots with cross-constrctions.

Appearing as if gnawed.

Erose

Appearing as if gnawed.

flowers white in dense button-like heads; leaves bristly-margined.

Eryngium

flowers white in dense button-like heads; leaves bristly-margined.

Flowers white or purplish.

Eupatorium

Flowers white or purplish.

The branch of a Fagus americana, a species of beech tree.

Branch of Fagus Americana

The branch of a Fagus americana, a species of beech tree.

Leaf of a Fan Palm.

Leaf of a Fan Palm

Leaf of a Fan Palm.

A cluster or bundle.

Fascicle

A cluster or bundle.

This fender is designed with scrolls of leaf on its border, and two winged lions in the center. It is used as a base frame to a fireplace.

Fender

This fender is designed with scrolls of leaf on its border, and two winged lions in the center. It is…

"Top, lateral pinna from a leaf of Marattia jraxinea. Below at left, synangium of same. At right, corss-section of the synangium." -Gager, 1916

Marratia Fern

"Top, lateral pinna from a leaf of Marattia jraxinea. Below at left, synangium of same. At right, corss-section…

A hanging basket filled with ferns. The handles of the basket are covered with German ivy.

Basket of Ferns

A hanging basket filled with ferns. The handles of the basket are covered with German ivy.

The branch of a Ficus populnea tree.

Branch of Ficus Populnea

The branch of a Ficus populnea tree.

"The inflorescence of Maryland Figwort (Scrophularia Marylandica). a, the flower; b, the fruit; c, a seed; d, a leaf." -Whitney, 1911

Maryland Figwort

"The inflorescence of Maryland Figwort (Scrophularia Marylandica). a, the flower; b, the fruit; c, a…

The part of the stamen which supports the anther.

Filament

The part of the stamen which supports the anther.

Like a thread; long, slender, and round.

Filiform

Like a thread; long, slender, and round.

Style swollen at base but the swollen base not persistent on achene.

Fimbristylis

Style swollen at base but the swollen base not persistent on achene.

Finial from Wells Chapter House.

Finial

Finial from Wells Chapter House.

Decorated finial.

Finial

Decorated finial.

Alternately bent or twisted in different directions.

Flexuous

Alternately bent or twisted in different directions.

A floral divider with birds and large leaves.

Floral Divider

A floral divider with birds and large leaves.

Flowers and leaf of Dicentra, in the herb family,(Gray, 1858).

Flower

Flowers and leaf of Dicentra, in the herb family,(Gray, 1858).

Flower of Dicentra, in the herb family,(Gray, 1858).

Flower

Flower of Dicentra, in the herb family,(Gray, 1858).

This gigantic flower, one of the marvels of the vegetable world, was discovered in the interior Sumatra by Sir. T Raffles and Dr. Arnold. The whole plant seems to consist of little else beyond the flower and root.

Raffle'sia Flower

This gigantic flower, one of the marvels of the vegetable world, was discovered in the interior Sumatra…

Flowers clusters conspicuous because of large, leaf like, pink sepals.

Flowers

Flowers clusters conspicuous because of large, leaf like, pink sepals.

Flowers white in stalked globose clusters; fruits aggregated in spherical.

Flowers

Flowers white in stalked globose clusters; fruits aggregated in spherical.

The Ornament Foliage is found on the summit of the monument of Lysikrates, Athens.

Ornament Foliage

The Ornament Foliage is found on the summit of the monument of Lysikrates, Athens.

A biennial herb native to Europe. Its leaves and flowers are poisonous to humans and some animals.

Purple Foxglove

A biennial herb native to Europe. Its leaves and flowers are poisonous to humans and some animals.

These Laurel Design Fragment is a design found on a Roman marble relief.

Laurel Design Fragment

These Laurel Design Fragment is a design found on a Roman marble relief.

Also known as Populus fremontii. The branch of a Fremont Cottonwood tree, native to western North America.

Branch of Fremont Cottonwood

Also known as Populus fremontii. The branch of a Fremont Cottonwood tree, native to western North America.

Romanesque Frieze.

Romanesque Frieze

Romanesque Frieze.

Leaves - simple; opposite; edge entire. Outline - oval, long oval, or reverse egg-shape. Apex - pointed (or sometimes rounded). Base - pointed. Leaf - smooth. Flowers - with narrow petals nearly an inch in length, snow-white, in long, loose, and drooping clusters. June. Fruit - one half to two thirds of an inch long, oval, purplish, with one stony seed. Found - along the banks of streams from New Jersey and Southern Pennsylvania southward. Common and very ornamental in cultivation. General Information - A small tree eight to twenty-five feet high, or often a shrub. Chionanthus, from two Greek words meaning "snow" and "flowers."

Genus Chionanthus, L. (Fringe Tree)

Leaves - simple; opposite; edge entire. Outline - oval, long oval, or reverse egg-shape. Apex - pointed…

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers partly to the form of their body, partly to their leaping powers, which are great; this power arises from the length of their hind legs. The larva of these insects, which resembles the parent in most respects except in the want of wings, envelops itself in a froth resembling human spittle. All must have often observed ths on plants."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Frog Hopper on Leaf

"Frog Hoppers are ranked under the homopterous sub-order of insects. The name of frog hopper refers…

Leaf-sheaths scattered along stem; flowers in several groups.

Fuirena

Leaf-sheaths scattered along stem; flowers in several groups.

Stem topped by 1 to several spikelets; leaf-sheath distributed along the stem.

Fuirena

Stem topped by 1 to several spikelets; leaf-sheath distributed along the stem.

Each scale of spikelet bearing a bristle or awn near the apex.

Fuirena

Each scale of spikelet bearing a bristle or awn near the apex.

Spindle shaped.

Fusiform

Spindle shaped.

A variable flower with red petals and leathery, ovate leaves. The prickles are unequally distributed, and it commonly reaches between 2 ft and 3 ft.

Rosa Gallica

A variable flower with red petals and leathery, ovate leaves. The prickles are unequally distributed,…

Also known as Quercus gambelii. The branch of a Gambel Oak tree, native to the central southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

Branch of Gambel Oak

Also known as Quercus gambelii. The branch of a Gambel Oak tree, native to the central southwestern…

Also known as Quercus georgiana. A branch of a Georgia Oak tree, native to southeastern United States.

Branch of Georgia Oak

Also known as Quercus georgiana. A branch of a Georgia Oak tree, native to southeastern United States.

"Seeds Germinating. The central figure shows a plant which has newly appeared above ground." -Whitney, 1911

Germination

"Seeds Germinating. The central figure shows a plant which has newly appeared above ground." -Whitney,…

Geum urbanum is a member of the genus Geum, a genus of hardy plants (Rosaceae). Not usually used decoratively, their five-parted flowers being borne singly at the ends of much-branching stems. The leaves are generally odd-pinnate, often with small leaflets scattered among larger ones. The style is persistent in the fruit and is often plumose, as in the purple avens (G. ciliatum), which has violet flowers. The white avens (G. canadense) has a prickly receptacle, as has the G. flavum. Among the most common species are the yellow G. strictum and the G. vernum, both found in shady, damp places.

Geum Urbanum

Geum urbanum is a member of the genus Geum, a genus of hardy plants (Rosaceae). Not usually used decoratively,…

Swollen on one side.

Gibbous

Swollen on one side.

Fruit globose, about as long as broad; leaves mostly less than 5 cm.

Glabraria

Fruit globose, about as long as broad; leaves mostly less than 5 cm.

Gland(g) from the upper surface of the leaf of lilac: e, epidermis, c, cuticle, p, palisade cells.

Gland

Gland(g) from the upper surface of the leaf of lilac: e, epidermis, c, cuticle, p, palisade cells.

Leaflets many and small, usually 12-22; tree prominently thorny.

Gleditsia

Leaflets many and small, usually 12-22; tree prominently thorny.

Shperical.

Globose

Shperical.

Spikelets with several florets.

Glyceria

Spikelets with several florets.

Leaves leathery; evergreen; flowers showy, white, large.

Gordonia

Leaves leathery; evergreen; flowers showy, white, large.

Leaf with a ligule at base (junction of leaf and sheath).

Graminae

Leaf with a ligule at base (junction of leaf and sheath).

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

Pteris Grandifolia

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

The leaf of the Grapefruit tree (Citrus decumana) in the Rutaceae family of rues or citrus.

Grapefruit Leaf

The leaf of the Grapefruit tree (Citrus decumana) in the Rutaceae family of rues or citrus.

Leaves covered with tiny black dots visible with lens; flowers small, white.

Gratiola

Leaves covered with tiny black dots visible with lens; flowers small, white.