This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer book of Emperor Maximilian. It is a handled pedestal vase with leaves inside.

Margin Drawing

This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer…

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…

Spiral ducts which uncoil into a single thread

Ducts

Spiral ducts which uncoil into a single thread

Scalariform ducts of a Fern, torn into a band.

Ducts

Scalariform ducts of a Fern, torn into a band.

"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,…

Growth of Flax seedling from a stem with two leaves and a bud, to a stem with several leaves and stem joints between leaves.

Early Flax Seedling

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, central, and southwestern United States.

Branch of Eastern Cottonwood

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 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…

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.

Pertains to shape.

Elliptic

Pertains to shape.

Now known as Ulmus procera, the image shows a "Flowering Branch and Foliage of English Elm (Ulmus campestris), with flower and fruit on larger scale." -Whitney, 1911

English Elm

Now known as Ulmus procera, the image shows a "Flowering Branch and Foliage of English Elm (Ulmus campestris),…

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

Emergent

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

"Pholidia scoparia. 1. a corolla opened; 2. perpendicular section of ripe fruit; 3. cross section of it; 4. longitudinal section of a seed." -Lindley, 1853

Silver Emubush

"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, or of other objects, suspended between two points." -Whitney, 1911

Encarpus

"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 veins." -Whitney, 1911

Endogenous Leaf

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 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.

Appearing as if gnawed.

Erose

Appearing as if gnawed.

"Escallonia macrantha. Escallonia is a South American genus of trees or shrubs, of the natural order Saxifragaceae, allied to the Itea of the United States." -Whitney, 1911

Escallonia

"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. vernale, (c) E. glandulosum, and (d) E. glabratum.

Glasshouse Eupatoriums

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.

Exogenous Stem

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.

Exogenous Stem

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 thin lines, or medullary rays, running from pith to bark.

Exogenous Stem

Diagram of a cross section of an exogenous stem, the wedges filling the space, separated only by the…

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.

Fairy dancing on a leaf.

Fairy dancing

Fairy dancing on a leaf.

Fairy scrubbing a leaf.

Fairy scrubbing

Fairy scrubbing a leaf.

Fairy sewing on a leaf.

Fairy sewing

Fairy sewing on a leaf.

Fairy sitting on a leaf.

Fairy sitting

Fairy sitting on a leaf.

Fairy sweeping on a leaf.

Fairy sweeping

Fairy sweeping on a leaf.

Fairy with duster standing on a leaf.

Fairy with duster

Fairy with duster standing on a leaf.

Fairy with wand standing on a leaf.

Fairy with wand

Fairy with wand standing on a leaf.

Leaves falling during the Fall

Fall

Leaves falling during the Fall

Of the false mermaid family (Limnanthaceae), the false mermaid (Floerkea prosperpinacoides).

False Mermaid

Of the false mermaid family (Limnanthaceae), the false mermaid (Floerkea prosperpinacoides).

Leaf of a Fan Palm.

Leaf of a Fan Palm

Leaf of a Fan Palm.

This lady's fan is ornamented with scrolls of leaves and flowers.

Lady's Fan

This lady's fan is ornamented with scrolls of leaves and flowers.

A cluster or bundle.

Fascicle

A cluster or bundle.

From left to right: Linear, Lanceolate, Oblong, Elliptical, Ovate, Cordate.

Feathered-veined leaves

From left to right: Linear, Lanceolate, Oblong, Elliptical, Ovate, Cordate.

From left to right: Oblanceolate, spatulate, obovate, wedge-shape.

Feathered-veined leaves

From left to right: Oblanceolate, spatulate, obovate, wedge-shape.

From left to right: Sagittate, Auriculate, Halbert-shaped.

Feathered-veined leaves 3

From left to right: Sagittate, Auriculate, Halbert-shaped.

"Spore-plant of a fern (Aspidium filix-mas). A, part of a rootstock and fronds; fr, young fronds unrollin. B, under side of a pinnule, showing sori, s. C, section through a sorus at right angles to surface of leaf, showing indusium, i, and sporangia, s. D, a sporangium discharging spores." -Bergen, 1896

Fern Spore Plant

"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.

Basket of Ferns

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

The female flowers and fruit of the fig tree.

Fig Flowers and Fruit

The female flowers and fruit of the fig tree.

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.

Diagram of a shoot with its leaves 5-ranked, with a spiral line drawn from the attachment of one leaf to the next, and so only the parts on the side turned from the eye are fainter.

Five-ranked

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 one leaf to that of the next marks out the spiral.

Five-ranked

A ground-plan of the 5-ranked shoot; the section of the leaves; a dotted line drawn from the edge of…

Diagram of a Flax-flower; calyx imbricated and corolla convolute in the bud.

Flax-flower

Diagram of a Flax-flower; calyx imbricated and corolla convolute in the bud.

Alternately bent or twisted in different directions.

Flexuous

Alternately bent or twisted in different directions.

Floral banner.

Floral banner

Floral banner.

Floral banner.

Floral banner

Floral banner.

A floral border consisting of leaves, flowers, and vines.

Floral border

A floral border consisting of leaves, flowers, and vines.

A floral border decorated with vines, leaves, and flowers.

Floral Border

A floral border decorated with vines, leaves, and flowers.

A decorative tailpiece with a rising sun behind leaves and flowers.

Floral Tailpiece

A decorative tailpiece with a rising sun behind leaves and flowers.

A species of lily which produces clusters of flowers in a tightly contained space.

Floribunda

A species of lily which produces clusters of flowers in a tightly contained space.

Section through the thickness of a leaf of Florida Star-Anise.

Florida Star-Anise

Section through the thickness of a leaf of Florida Star-Anise.

A <em>flos plenus</em>, namely, a full double flower of Rose.

Flos Plenus

A flos plenus, namely, a full double flower of Rose.

Enlarged individual flower of the Barberry, (Gray, 1858).

Barberry Flower

Enlarged individual flower of the Barberry, (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…

Frame of foliage with a banner at top.

Foliage frame

Frame of foliage with a banner at top.