"Rawson's Puritan has been grown by us for several years as a leading early variety, and has proved…
"Tonina fluviatilis. 1. male flower; 2. centre of do.; 3. female and male flowers; 4. section of ripe…
Dipteryx odorata or the tonka bean is the seed from a legume tree of the Fabaceae family.
"Branch with flowers of Salvadora persica. (a), a female flower; (b), the fruit." -Whitney, 1911
Also known as Pinus torreyana. The Torrey Pine is the rarest pine species in the United States, and…
Also known as Quercus toumeyi. The branch of a Toumey Oak tree, native to Mexico and the United States.
Also known as Heteromeles arbutifolia. The branch of a Toyon tree, native to California.
"The Buffalo Tree-Hopper and its work: a, Adult; b, Fresh egg slits; c, Eggs in slits, natural size;…
"This can be opened more or less, thus making it broader, or closed, making it more upright and narrow.…
"An expanding ivy trellis, which can be used as an upright trellis or in the form of an arch over a…
A trembling fern with fronds ranging between 2 feet and 4 feet in length, and 6 inches and 2 feet in…
"Stylidium calcaratum. 1. anthers and stigma, forming the point of the column; 2. capsule split open;…
Inflourescences not expanded; the lower pistillate portion breaking up into bony, bead-like joints.
"Collomia gracilis. 1. calyx and corolla; 2. pistil; 3. cross section of a ripe seed-vessel." -Lindley,…
Also known as Quercus cerris. The branch of a Turkey Oak tree, native to southern Europe.
"Turnera genistoides. 1. a flower cut open; 2. a section of the ovary; 3. a seed; 4. a section of it."…
"Batis maritima. 1. a male cone; 2. a male flower; 3. the same forced open to show the petals; 4. on…
"1. flower of Linnaea borealis; 2. the same cut open and showing the interior of the ovary; 3. a cross…
This illustration shows 4 types of simple leaves: 1. Linear (an elongated version of the elliptical);…
This illustration shows two types of leaves derived from the circular type: 5. Palmately lobed; 6. Orbicular…
A plant with dense amounts of leaves. The stems grow up to 5 feet, and are commonly found in Siberia.
Also known as Juniperus osteosperma. A small tree native to the southwestern United States.
No leaf-sheaths present; flower cluster consisting of one to several showy, irregular, yellow, or purple…
A slender wide-creeping fern with grey and/or reddish-brown scales. They are commonly found between…
"Valeriana celtica. 1. entire flower magnified; 2. the ovary and young calyx; 3. the fruit, with the…
"Centranthus ruber. 1. a corolla; 2. section of ovary; 3. ripe fruit, with its pappus; 4. cross section…
Also known as Quercus lobata. The branch of a Valley Oak tree, native to California.
Leaf, when examined with hand lends, showing a central dense and a peripheral less dense zone.
"Sections of the stem of a Brazilian Vellozia; 1. transversely; 2, 3. longitudinally." -Lindley, 1853
"Dionaea muscipula. 1. its pistil; 2. a sectional view of it showing the placentae; 3. a seed; 4. the…
"Abronia mellifera; 2. a flower separate; 3. its stamens and pistil; 4. the pistil separate; 5. the…
"Vetch, Fetch, Fitch, and Tare are terms variously used to indicate the fodder plant. This genus consists…
"Vetch, Fetch, Fitch, and Tare are terms variously used to indicate the fodder plant. This genus consists…
"1. flower of Cynanchum fruticulosum; 2. its pollen masses; 3. column of Glossonema Boryanum." -Lindley,…
"Corynostylis Hybanthus. 1. a set of stamens, each having the connective lengthened beyond the anther,…
"Viviania crenata; 1. a flower; 2. a section of the ovary; 3. stamens and ovary." -Lindley, 1853
"Rawson's Volunteer is the newest variety offered and is the earliest. In a test made on our trial grounds…