"Hippocratea Arnottiana. 1. a flower; 2. a cross section of the ovary; 3. ripe fruit." -Lindley, 1853
Also known as Yucca schottii. A branch from the Hoary Yucca, a species of plant from the agave family.
Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware,…
The Holywood or Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum) is a plant in the Zygophyllaceae family of caltrops.…
"Branch and Pod of Honey-locust (Gleditschia triacanthos). GLEDITSCHIA. A genus of leguminous thorny…
Also known as Quisqualis indica. A vine with red flower clusters that can grow between 2.5 meters and…
"Humulus Lupulus. 1. male flower; 2. female; 3. section of ovary; 4. ripe fruit; 5. section of it, showing…
The hop (Humulus) is a small genus of flowering plants, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere.…
"Horse-chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum). ls, leaf-scar, showing scars of seven fibro-vascular bundles,…
"Moringa pterygosperma; 2. its fruit; 3, the section of a flower of M. aptera; 4. its anther; 5. a section…
"Equisetum sylvaticum: a, a, sheath crowned with teeth; b, branches; c, c, fruiting spikes. 2. Clypeola,…
"Hotbeds may be heated by means of either steam or hot water. They can be piped from the heater in a…
Cynoglossum officinale (hound's tongue, dog's tongue, gypsy flower, and rats and mice due to its smell)…
The Huito (Genipa americana) is a small tree with edible fruit in the madder family, Rubiaceae.
The Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving of the odor of feces to…
The longitudinal section of the Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving…
"1. Hydrangeaa virens and its flower. 2. seed-vessel of H. hortensis; 3. its seed; 4. a section of it."…
Sepals united at base into a tube enclosing the ovary and later the fruit; leaves with spines in axils.
Leaf, when examined against light with lens, showing semitransparent dots; flowers yellow or pink.
"Hypericum floribundum; 1. an entire flower; 2. a bundle of stamens; 3. a pistil with 3 carpels; 4.…
Cross-section of an ovary of Hypericum graveolens, the three large placenta meeting in the centre, so…
"Hypocyrta gracilis. 1. section of a flower; 2. cross section of a fruit; 3. seed with it embryo exposed…
"Cetraria islandica: a a. its shields; b. a shield magnified and divided vertically." -Lindley, 1853
"Mesembryanthemum. 1. its fruit; 2. the same opened; 3. a seed; 4. the same divided perpendicularly."…
Leaves usually with a few remote teeth above the middle or at least bristle-tipped; fruit a red or black…
Also known as Quercus wislizeni. The branch of an Interior Live Oak tree, native to California.
"Richardsonia scabra. 1. an ovary with its calyx; 2. a corolla; 3. a vertical section of a seed, with…
"The root used in medicine under this name is obtained from Cephaelis Ipecacuanha, A. Rich, a small…
Acacia estrophiolata, commonly known as the Ironwood or Southern Ironwood, is a tree native to Central…
Also known as Quercus tomentella. The branch of an Island Oak tree, native to the coast of Caifornia.
Sepals not pubescent or only slightly so; fruit a linear, two grooved capsule; leaves elliptic.
"1. Hedera Helix; 2. a flower of Dimorphanthus edulis; 3. perpendicular section of the ovary; 4. undivided…