Spikelets long-spiny (long-awned), with or withuot hairs at base; panicle not nodding.

Erianthus

Spikelets long-spiny (long-awned), with or withuot hairs at base; panicle not nodding.

Leave from base of scrape bearing button like whitish heads of minute flowers; roots with cross-constrctions.

Eriocaulon

Leave from base of scrape bearing button like whitish heads of minute flowers; roots with cross-constrctions.

Appearing as if gnawed.

Erose

Appearing as if gnawed.

flowers white in dense button-like heads; leaves bristly-margined.

Eryngium

flowers white in dense button-like heads; leaves bristly-margined.

"Escallonia pulverulenta. 1. a flower; 2. a cross section of the ovary; 3. fruit; 4. seed; 5. its perpendicular section." -Lindley, 1853

Escallonia

"Escallonia pulverulenta. 1. a flower; 2. a cross section of the ovary; 3. fruit; 4. seed; 5. its perpendicular…

"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…

Flowers white or purplish.

Eupatorium

Flowers white or purplish.

A genus of plants of natural order Scropulariaceæ. having a tubular calyx, the upper lip of the corolla divided, the lower of three nearly equal lobes, the cells of the athers spurred at the base, a two-celled capsule and striated seeds.

Eyebright

A genus of plants of natural order Scropulariaceæ. having a tubular calyx, the upper lip of 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.

An illustration of a fairy and a young girl sitting in a tree and is uprooted and flying in the air.

Fairy & Child in Flying Tree

An illustration of a fairy and a young girl sitting in a tree and is uprooted and flying in the air.

The plant and fruit of the False Rue Anemone (Isopyrum biternatum). It is a flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae family of buttercups.

False Rue Anemone

The plant and fruit of the False Rue Anemone (Isopyrum biternatum). It is a flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae…

A cluster or bundle.

Fascicle

A cluster or bundle.

"7. a flower of Chenopodium album; 8. a section of the same, showing the superior ovary; 9. its seed cut through to show the embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Fat-Hen

"7. a flower of Chenopodium album; 8. a section of the same, showing the superior ovary; 9. its seed…

"7. locusta of Stipa pennata" (Feather Grass); "8. rachis, bracteae, and florets of Cynosurus cristatus" (Crested Dog's-Tail). -Lindley, 1853

Feather Grass and Crested Dog's-Tail

"7. locusta of Stipa pennata" (Feather Grass); "8. rachis, bracteae, and florets of Cynosurus cristatus"…

The Antrophyum Lessonii is a type of fern from the Polypodiaceae family.

Antrophyum Fern

The Antrophyum Lessonii is a type of fern from the Polypodiaceae family.

The spore-cases and cup of Trichomanes radicans or the Aerialroot Bristle Fern.

Aerialroot Bristle Fern

The spore-cases and cup of Trichomanes radicans or the Aerialroot Bristle Fern.

Schizaea pusilla, or Little Curlygrass Fern is a small species of fern in the Curlygrass family (Schizaeaceae). here showing: "a, pinnule with sporangia; b, a sporangium, on larger scale." -Whitney, 1911

Curlygrass Fern

Schizaea pusilla, or Little Curlygrass Fern is a small species of fern in the Curlygrass family (Schizaeaceae).…

The maidenhair fern or Adiantum.

Maidenhair Fern

The maidenhair fern or Adiantum.

"Top, lateral pinna from a leaf of Marattia jraxinea. Below at left, synangium of same. At right, corss-section of the synangium." -Gager, 1916

Marratia Fern

"Top, lateral pinna from a leaf of Marattia jraxinea. Below at left, synangium of same. At right, corss-section…

A species of Seed Fern (Sphenopteris obtusiloba) is a fossil fern in the Carboniferous Era.

Seed Fern

A species of Seed Fern (Sphenopteris obtusiloba) is a fossil fern in the Carboniferous Era.

A species of Seed Fern (Sphenopteris latifolia) is a fossil fern in the Carboniferous period.

Seed Fern

A species of Seed Fern (Sphenopteris latifolia) is a fossil fern in the Carboniferous period.

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.

This illustration shows the fertilization of a flower, by means of a pollen tube entering a micropyle, a small hole in the surface of the ovule.

Fertilization (Flower)

This illustration shows the fertilization of a flower, by means of a pollen tube entering a micropyle,…

This illustration shows fertilization of a flower, by means of pollen falling from stamens (male organ) onto a pistil (female organ).

Fertilization (Flower)

This illustration shows fertilization of a flower, by means of pollen falling from stamens (male organ)…

The fruit of Ficus carica, which is native to Asia. The genus is an enormous one in the tropics. There are about 150 different varieties of cultivated figs.

Fig Plant

The fruit of Ficus carica, which is native to Asia. The genus is an enormous one in the tropics. There…

Fig plant.

Fig plant

Fig plant.

The fruit from a fig tree (Ficus carica) showing its section.

Section of Fruit of Fig

The fruit from a fig tree (Ficus carica) showing its section.

This illustration shows a Figwort, a member of the genus Scrophularia. It has the characteristic features of  a five-lobed calyx, a nearly globose corolla (the upper lip of which is two-lobed and the lower three-lobed), and a capsule opening with two valves, the edges of which are turned in. The illustration also shows 1) a cross section of a flower, and 2) fruit.

Figwort

This illustration shows a Figwort, a member of the genus Scrophularia. It has the characteristic features…

"The inflorescence of Maryland Figwort (Scrophularia Marylandica). a, the flower; b, the fruit; c, a seed; d, a leaf." -Whitney, 1911

Maryland Figwort

"The inflorescence of Maryland Figwort (Scrophularia Marylandica). a, the flower; b, the fruit; c, a…

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.

A younger version of Polypodium tenellum. It is woody and wide-creeping when young.

Polypodium Filipes

A younger version of Polypodium tenellum. It is woody and wide-creeping when young.

Style swollen at base but the swollen base not persistent on achene.

Fimbristylis

Style swollen at base but the swollen base not persistent on achene.

"Cheiranthera linearis; 2. its pistil and stamens; 3. a cross section of its ovary; 4. a seed of Pittosporum undulatum, cut across to show the minute embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Finger Flower

"Cheiranthera linearis; 2. its pistil and stamens; 3. a cross section of its ovary; 4. a seed of Pittosporum…

"The most common variety of the flax plant has a very slender erect stem, two or three feet high, branching only near the top, so as to form a loose corymb of flowers." -Lupton

Flax Plant

"The most common variety of the flax plant has a very slender erect stem, two or three feet high, branching…

Flax-flower in section; the parts all free,-hypogenous.

Flax-Flower

Flax-flower in section; the parts all free,-hypogenous.

Alternately bent or twisted in different directions.

Flexuous

Alternately bent or twisted in different directions.

"1. Polyplocium inquinans, divided vertically, natural size; 2. flocci and spores; 3 and 4, the same more highly magnified." -Lindley, 1853

Flocci and Spores

"1. Polyplocium inquinans, divided vertically, natural size; 2. flocci and spores; 3 and 4, the same…

Floral border.

Floral Border

Floral border.

A plant with solitary pink flowers, with yellow disks. They generally reach up to 2 feet in height, and is largely used in the manufacture of insect powders.

Pyrethrum Roseum Flore-Pleno

A plant with solitary pink flowers, with yellow disks. They generally reach up to 2 feet in height,…

Also known as Ficus aurea. A branch of a Florida Strangler Fig tree, native to the state of Florida.

Branch of Florida Strangler Fig

Also known as Ficus aurea. A branch of a Florida Strangler Fig tree, native to the state of Florida.

Also known as Thrinax floridana. Native to Florida.

Branch of Florida Thatch Palm

Also known as Thrinax floridana. Native to Florida.

Also known as Taxus floridana. A rare species of yew found in northern Florida.

Branch of Florida Yew

Also known as Taxus floridana. A rare species of yew found in northern Florida.

"Nature, pervades the air, where grow the modest blue-eyed violets, the fragrant trailing arbutus, spicy and sweet, the funny Jack-in-the-pulpit, without which no collection of wild flowers would be complete, and there also maybe found the rare and beautiful bloodroot, whose stay is so short one can scarce catch a glimpse of its pure, white blossoms ere they vanish." -Beard, 1906

Bloodroot flower

"Nature, pervades the air, where grow the modest blue-eyed violets, the fragrant trailing arbutus, spicy…

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…

Flower of senecio vulgaris.

Senecio vulgaris flower

Flower of senecio vulgaris.

The flower of the Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus), the sole species in the Butomaceae family.

Flowering Rush

The flower of the Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus), the sole species in the Butomaceae family.

A European plant which grows in stagnant or nearly stagnant water. It has long, sword-shaped leaves, and bears an umbel of large reddish flowers at the end of its long stalk. This illustration shows 1) a cross-section of a flower, and 2) the fruit of the flowering rush.

Flowering Rush

A European plant which grows in stagnant or nearly stagnant water. It has long, sword-shaped leaves,…

Flowers clusters conspicuous because of large, leaf like, pink sepals.

Flowers

Flowers clusters conspicuous because of large, leaf like, pink sepals.

Flowers white in stalked globose clusters; fruits aggregated in spherical.

Flowers

Flowers white in stalked globose clusters; fruits aggregated in spherical.

A decorative pot filled with dried flowers in the style of a bouquet.

Bouquet of Dried Flowers

A decorative pot filled with dried flowers in the style of a bouquet.

"The hanging basket is filled with dried Everlasting Flowers and Grasses, in their natural colors. Some are colored, and they are the most elegant article of the kind ever seen in this country."—Heinrich, 1887

Hanging Basket with Dried Flowers

"The hanging basket is filled with dried Everlasting Flowers and Grasses, in their natural colors. Some…

"The Early French Forcing is the leading variety for hot-bed culture. The plants have but a very small top, run very even in size, and are of good appearance."—Rawson, 1892

French Early Forcing

"The Early French Forcing is the leading variety for hot-bed culture. The plants have but a very small…

A form of a type of flower.

Form of Calyx in Compositae

A form of a type of flower.

A form of a type of flower.

Form of Calyx in Compositae

A form of a type of flower.

A form of a type of flower.

Form of Calyx in Compositae

A form of a type of flower.

This illustration shows a form of a stamen, the part of a flower that holds pollen for reproduction.

Form of Stamen

This illustration shows a form of a stamen, the part of a flower that holds pollen for reproduction.

This illustration shows a form of a stamen, the part of a flower that holds pollen for reproduction.

Form of Stamen

This illustration shows a form of a stamen, the part of a flower that holds pollen for reproduction.

This illustration shows a form of a stamen, the part of a flower that holds pollen for reproduction.

Form of Stamen

This illustration shows a form of a stamen, the part of a flower that holds pollen for reproduction.

Eremopteris artemisiaefolia is a species of "a genus of fossil ferns, separated from Sphenopteris." -Whitney, 1911

Fossil Fern

Eremopteris artemisiaefolia is a species of "a genus of fossil ferns, separated from Sphenopteris."…