Short piece of stem of Flax, magnified, showing the bark, wood, and pith in a cross section.
Piece of thallus of a Sticta, with section, showing the immersed apothecia; the small openings of these…
A wide-creeping fern with reddish-brown scales. The fronds of this fern are approximately 2 feet in…
"Stilbe Pinastra. 1. a flower; 2. the same cut open; 3. a perpendicular section of an ovary." -Lindley,…
Stellaria holostea is an ornamental plant also known as Addersmeat or the Greater Stitchwort.
"1. Chara vulgaris; 2. a portion of a branch with a nucule and globule; 3. the globule more magnified;…
"3. perpendicular section of a flower of Fragaria indica (Duchesnea indica); 4. the same section of…
"Details of the fructification of Struthanthus. 1. flower magnified; 2. section of calyx, ovary, and…
"2. flower of Stylapterus sp.; 3 a. anther in front; 3 b. ditto behind; 4. anther between two lobes…
"Styrax leiophylla. 1. a flower natural size; 2. ditto cut open; 3. stamen seen in front; 4. ovary,…
"Drosera rotundifolia. 1. a flower; 2. a perpendicular section of the ovary; 3. a perpendicular section…
A member of the morning glory family, it is an edible root. Grown and eten because of its sweetness.…
Sweet-Potato plant forming thickened roots. Some in the middle are just beginning to thicken; one at…
"Symplocos laxiflora. 1. expanded flower; 2. corolla cut open; 3. a stamen; 4. longitudinal section…
"Synaphea dilatata. 1. a flower; 2. one of its lobes; 3. the ovary and style and stigma." -Lindley,…
A pink flower with corolla white tubes. It is a hybrid greenhouse Rhododendron.
"Paronychia capitata. 1. a section of a flower; 2. of the ovary; 3. ripe seed; 4. a section of it."…
Portion of stem and leaves of Telegraph-plant (Desmodium gyrans), almost of natural size.
A slender-fronded fern with pinnae that are narrower than those of a regular Pteris serrulata, and has…
Grafting is a horticultural operation which consists in placing together the two cut surfaces of different…
"Tetratheca hirsuta. 1. the stamens; 2. the pistil, with one of the cells laid open." -Lindley, 1853
"Thesium pratense. 1. a flower; 2. the same laid open; 3. half an unripe fruit; 4. placenta and pair…
Three-ranked arrangement, shown in a piece of the stalk of a Sedge, with the leaves cut off above their…
Three-ranked arrangement, shown in a piece of the stalk of a Sedge. Diagram or cross-section, in one…
"Armeria vulgaris. 1. calyx and stamens; 2. section of corolla; 3. pistil; 4. ovule; 5. embryo." -Lindley,…
"Toddalia floribunda. 1. a flower; 2. a pair of carpels, one of which shows its ovule; 3. fruits; 4.…
"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.
"It is a very large tree, the trunk being sometimes three feet in diameter, although it is of little…