This table cover is designed in a damask figured pattern (type of weaving). The style is flowers and…
Of the Parsley family (Umbelliferae): left, cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior); right, golden Alexanders (Thaspium…
"Cranberry (Vaccinium palustris): a, part of stem and branches, with roots, leaves, and flowers; b,…
"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…
This cross is a piece of embroidery that is taken from a priest's robe. It has a bold design of leaves…
"Crowns were originally garlands of leaves; and in this form they have probably been used as an ornament…
"Crowns were originally garlands of leaves; and in this form they have probably been used as an ornament…
"Erucastrum Canariense. 1. a flower. 2. the stamens; 3. the siliqua, with the valve separating from…
Of the Gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), the climbing wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
The Squirting or Exploding Cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) is a cucumber plant named for squirting a…
An illustration of a Madagascan drinking cup made from a leaf of the "Traveller's Tree".
The Roman Cup is an artificial foliage design that has serrated edges, made to look like natural desgins.
This curtain is weaved in a damask pattern of white flowers, leaves and ornaments in tints of orange,…
"Cusso: A, a branch, with leaves and flowers; B, a flower seen laterally; C, a female flower; a, b,…
Upper part of corolla of Datura Stramonium in the bud; and below a section showing the convolution of…
Extending or running down on another structure, as a leaf on a stem or a tubercle on an achene.
A piece of the rose-red Delesseria Lepreiurei, showing that it is composed of a layer of cells.
A piece of the rose-red Delesseria Lepreiurei, showing the cells are gelatinous and thick-walled.
Closterium acutum, a common Desmid. It is a single firm-walled cell, filled with green protoplasmic…
"Diplopteris paralias; 1. a flower-bud, showing the double glands of the calyx; 2. an expanded flower;…
"Dipterocarpus trinervis. a an anther; b a perpendicular, c a transverse, section of an ovary; d a fruit;…
This tureen and dish is designed with foliage of leaves. The tureen has animal heads on each side and…
The Leaf Displayed is often used as a design on Roman reliefs, however, it is more richly developed…
This divider has leaves and small round kernels featured in a design on the sides. The center area has…
"Polygonaceae is mainly a north temperate order. A few genera are tropical which has 125 species restricted…
"Dogbane. a, end of branch, with leaves and flowers; b, a flower cut open; c, fruit." — Chambers'…