This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer…
An oak fern with slender leaves that are generally between 6 and 10 inches. They are commonly found…
"Aristolochia galeata. 1. fruit of an Aristolochia; 2. cross section of it; 3. half its seed." -Lindley,…
Growth of Flax seedling from a stem with two leaves and a bud, to a stem with several leaves and stem…
Also known as Populus deltoides. The branch of an Eastern Cottonwood, native throughout the eastern,…
"Sambucus nigra; 1. a flower; 2. a young pistil; 3. a cross section of its ovary; 4. a perpendicular…
An elegant form of the Polypodium vulgare. The fronds are very finely divided.
Now known as Ulmus procera, the image shows a "Flowering Branch and Foliage of English Elm (Ulmus campestris),…
"Pholidia scoparia. 1. a corolla opened; 2. perpendicular section of ripe fruit; 3. cross section of…
"In architecture, a sculptured ornament in imitation of a garland or festoon of fruits, leaves, or flowers,…
The image shows how endogens grow threw elongation internally. "Endogenous leaf, showing its parallel…
"Part of Epiphyllospermous Frond. In botany, bearing the fruit or spores on the back of the leaves or…
"Escallonia macrantha. Escallonia is a South American genus of trees or shrubs, of the natural order…
Illustrated are leaves of glasshouse eupatoriums. The varieties included are (a) E. riparium, (b) E.…
Diagram of a cross section of a very young exogenous stem, showing six woody bundles or wedges.
Diagram of a cross section of a very young exogenous stem, showing twelve woody bundles or wedges.
Diagram of a cross section of an exogenous stem, the wedges filling the space, separated only by the…
Of the false mermaid family (Limnanthaceae), the false mermaid (Floerkea prosperpinacoides).
"Spore-plant of a fern (Aspidium filix-mas). A, part of a rootstock and fronds; fr, young fronds unrollin.…
A hanging basket filled with ferns. The handles of the basket are covered with German ivy.
Diagram of a shoot with its leaves 5-ranked, with a spiral line drawn from the attachment of one leaf…
A ground-plan of the 5-ranked shoot; the section of the leaves; a dotted line drawn from the edge of…
This gigantic flower, one of the marvels of the vegetable world, was discovered in the interior Sumatra…