A type of orchid, the aerides crispum flower is white spread with a purplish rose color. The flower is almost two inches in diameter with slightly egg shaped leaves and petals.

The Flower of Aerides Crispum

A type of orchid, the aerides crispum flower is white spread with a purplish rose color. The flower…

The flowers of aerides odoratum are creamy white with pink tips. The leaves are dark green with an abrupt point.

Aerides Odoratum Flowers

The flowers of aerides odoratum are creamy white with pink tips. The leaves are dark green with an abrupt…

The flowers of ancectochilus friderici-augusti are usually small and unattractive. The leaves are two and half inches long and one and a half inches broad. The leaves are a dark, velvety green with broad orange and green stripes down the center.

Ancectochilus Friderici-Augusti

The flowers of ancectochilus friderici-augusti are usually small and unattractive. The leaves are two…

Pictured are the orders of Cannaceae, Marantaceae, and Orchidaceae. Illustrated are various flowers of these orders including canna, maranta, lycastee, and cypripedium.

Cannaceae, Marantaceae, and Orchidaceae Orders

Pictured are the orders of Cannaceae, Marantaceae, and Orchidaceae. Illustrated are various flowers…

"Megaclinium Bufo; 1. a portion of a spike magnified; 2. flowers in various positions, more magnified." -Lindley, 1853

Bulbophyllum bufo

"Megaclinium Bufo; 1. a portion of a spike magnified; 2. flowers in various positions, more magnified."…

"2. Cycnoches ventricosum; 4 and 5. C. Egertonianum (Swan Orchid); the others intermediate forms." -Lindley, 1853

Swan Orchid

"2. Cycnoches ventricosum; 4 and 5. C. Egertonianum (Swan Orchid); the others intermediate forms." -Lindley,…

A class of herbaceous plants or shrubs, including about 2,000 species, and generally distributed throughout the torrid and temperate zones. In very dry and cold climates there are only a limited number of species, where they grow in the ground as herbs or shrubs, but in warm and moist regions they are connected with rocks and trees, and their roots do not draw moisture from the soil.

Orchids

A class of herbaceous plants or shrubs, including about 2,000 species, and generally distributed throughout…