A porch covered with flowers and vines overlooking a garden.

Garden

A porch covered with flowers and vines overlooking a garden.

Depiction of the battle of Gettysburg.

Battle of Gettysburg

Depiction of the battle of Gettysburg.

Girl and an Apple Tree.

Girl and Apple Tree

Girl and an Apple Tree.

Girls walking down the street.

Girls

Girls walking down the street.

A grove of black-locust trees. Contrast with the brush in the background on an adjoining farm.

Grove of black-locust trees

A grove of black-locust trees. Contrast with the brush in the background on an adjoining farm.

A brick building, where a battle would later take place.

Hanover Courthouse, Virginia

A brick building, where a battle would later take place.

Hills covered with trees.

Hills

Hills covered with trees.

Trees of Hispaniola during Columbus' exploration. Trees such as "Mamei, Guaiana, Guanauana, and Platano."

Hispaniola Trees

Trees of Hispaniola during Columbus' exploration. Trees such as "Mamei, Guaiana, Guanauana, and Platano."

A home with a yard

Home and yard

A home with a yard

A decorative divider of a horizon scene: a sunset, birds, and trees.

Horizon

A decorative divider of a horizon scene: a sunset, birds, and trees.

A house in the country.

House in the Country

A house in the country.

A city house in the country.  A low house would be better suited to sitting alone on a hill.

City House

A city house in the country. A low house would be better suited to sitting alone on a hill.

A dog sits at the door of a house framed with arching trees. A vision is open above the door.

Old House

A dog sits at the door of a house framed with arching trees. A vision is open above the door.

The common ivy is a wellknown native of Britian and most parts of Europe and some parts of America. It has long, creeping, branched stems, climbing on trees and walls to a great height, by means of rootlets which cling to rough surfaces.

Ivy

The common ivy is a wellknown native of Britian and most parts of Europe and some parts of America.…

A tree which produces dark red flowers and fragrant green leaves. The leaves are oval and serrated. They are native to Japan.

Pyrus Japonica

A tree which produces dark red flowers and fragrant green leaves. The leaves are oval and serrated.…

"And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 3:1-2 ASV
<p>Illustration of John the Baptist, sitting on a rock under a tree, left hand raised and right hand holding a staff. He is preaching to the multitudes. Men, women, and children sit and stand around him. The Sadducees and Pharisees, identifiable by their robes, can be seen in the background (left).

John the Baptist Preaches in the Wilderness

"And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent ye;…

A tree that produces the kola nut.

Kola

A tree that produces the kola nut.

A rosaceous tree that produces flowers

Kousso

A rosaceous tree that produces flowers

Lake with trees and mountains in distance.

Lake

Lake with trees and mountains in distance.

An image of a lake in a town.

Lake

An image of a lake in a town.

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older trees. The leaves are rigid and sharply pointed.

Larix Occidentalis

Larix occidentalis is a tall tree, growing 150 feet. The bark is dark and becomes cinnamon red on older…

Scene from the fairy tale, "The Last Dream of the Old Oak," by Hans Christian Andersen.

The Last Dream of the Old Oak

Scene from the fairy tale, "The Last Dream of the Old Oak," by Hans Christian Andersen.

A plant which grows peculiar white fruits.

Pyrus Leucocarpa

A plant which grows peculiar white fruits.

"The oak that lifts its stately head on high, / The tempest blast, and whirlwind will defy; / But a small ax, within the woodman's hand, / More powerful proves - its force it cannot stand; / By little strokes, quickly, and often made, / The giant monarch oak is lowly laid: / By feeble means, great wonders meet our eyes, / The forest falls, and splendid cities rise."&mdash;Barber, 1857

Little Strokes Fell Great Oaks

"The oak that lifts its stately head on high, / The tempest blast, and whirlwind will defy; / But a…

A Lock on the Stour, a painting by John Constable.

A Lock on the Stour

A Lock on the Stour, a painting by John Constable.

A scene where loggers are cutting down a pine tree forest in the United States.

Loggers

A scene where loggers are cutting down a pine tree forest in the United States.

A West Indian tree that is used for its lustrous red wood

Logwood

A West Indian tree that is used for its lustrous red wood

A place where lumber is piled up and kept for sale.

Lumber-yard

A place where lumber is piled up and kept for sale.

Lumberjacks cutting down trees.

Lumberjacks

Lumberjacks cutting down trees.

Lumberjacks hauling logs.

Lumberjacks

Lumberjacks hauling logs.

The magnolia, in the southern part of the US, is characterized by its splendid blossoms, which give the most enchanting appearance to the forests where it is found.

Magnolia

The magnolia, in the southern part of the US, is characterized by its splendid blossoms, which give…

An illustration of branch of mangrove; a, flowers; b, a flower laid open; c, pistil; d, trichoblast in bark highly magnified. Mangroves (generally) are trees and shrubs that grow in saline (brackish) coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. The word is used in at least three senses: (1) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal, for which the terms mangrove swamp and mangrove forest are also used, (2) to refer to all trees and large shrubs in the mangal, and (3) narrowly to refer to the mangrove family of plants, the Rhizophoraceae, or even more specifically just to mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora. Mangals are found in depositional coastal environments where fine sediments, often with high organic content, collect in areas protected from high energy wave action.

Branch of Mangrove

An illustration of branch of mangrove; a, flowers; b, a flower laid open; c, pistil; d, trichoblast…

A meadow with sheep.

Meadows

A meadow with sheep.

A watermill generating power.

Mill

A watermill generating power.

A small mill sits on a briskly-flowing mountain stream. A footbridge crosses the stream. A larger building (perhaps the ruin of a church) sits atop a mountain in the distance.

Mill on a Mountain Stream

A small mill sits on a briskly-flowing mountain stream. A footbridge crosses the stream. A larger building…

"Notelaea ovata. 1. flower; 2. fruit." -Lindley, 1853

Mock Olive

"Notelaea ovata. 1. flower; 2. fruit." -Lindley, 1853

The servant's quarters of George Washington's Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia.

Mount Vernon

The servant's quarters of George Washington's Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia.

A scene in the mountains with trees and water running by.

Mountain

A scene in the mountains with trees and water running by.

"Nelson House, Yorktown, VA. Which was occupied as headquarters by General Cornwallis.

Nelson House

"Nelson House, Yorktown, VA. Which was occupied as headquarters by General Cornwallis.

Oaks are easily recognized by their characteristic leaves and especially by their peculiar fruit, the well-known acorn.

Oak

Oaks are easily recognized by their characteristic leaves and especially by their peculiar fruit, the…

A valuable and well known tree, or its wood.

Oak

A valuable and well known tree, or its wood.

Oak Tree

Oak Tree

Oak Tree

Giant oak with man.

Oak Tree

Giant oak with man.

"The Charter Oak. In Hartford the colonial government met to deliver up the charter. It was evening, and the charter lay on the table. Suddenly the candles were blown out. When they were relighted, the character had disappeared. One of the members had it carried it off; and the story is that he hid it in the hollow trunk of the oak which long stood, and bore the name of the Charter Oak."—Scudder, 1897

Charter Oak

"The Charter Oak. In Hartford the colonial government met to deliver up the charter. It was evening,…

Also known as Quercus suber. It is a medium-sized oak tree, and it is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers. It is commonly found in southwest Europe and northwest Africa.

Cork Oak

Also known as Quercus suber. It is a medium-sized oak tree, and it is the primary source of cork for…

Also known as Quercus cerris. A greenish-white tree with a dark gray bark. The flower produced is a cylindrical cluster of yellow flowers, which are usually wind-pollinated. The fruit is a large acorn, which is bicoloured with an orange bottom half grading to a green-brown tip.

Turkey Oak

Also known as Quercus cerris. A greenish-white tree with a dark gray bark. The flower produced is a…

The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut where the Hartford Convention met in 1814.

Old State House

The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut where the Hartford Convention met in 1814.

Olive has been cultivated from the earliest times chiefly for its oil, which is obtained from the fruit by pressure.

Olive

Olive has been cultivated from the earliest times chiefly for its oil, which is obtained from the fruit…

Olive branches in fruit, showing a self-sterile and a self-fertile variety.

Olive Branches in Fruit

Olive branches in fruit, showing a self-sterile and a self-fertile variety.

"By the time [olive trees] are well grown the form of the young tree is established, and further pruning for form may be done in a general manner to obtain the following results: (1) Maintenance of a comparatively open center to the tree; (2) exposure to the sun and air as large a number as possible of last year's branches around the circumference of the tree; (3) removal of all ground suckers and water sprouts; (4) preservation of outward-growing and drooping basal and lateral fruit branches; (5) heading back of upward-growing limbs, which consume much, but produce little; and, (6) the removal of all diseased or injured wood. In pruning for form the rules governing pruning for fruit should be kept in mind."—Government Printing Office, 1897

An Olive Tree

"By the time [olive trees] are well grown the form of the young tree is established, and further pruning…

On the Stour, a painting by John Constable.

On the Stour

On the Stour, a painting by John Constable.

Orange. All the species of the genus are natives of tropical and subtropical Asia, but are now extensively cultivated throughout the warmer regions of the world.

Orange

Orange. All the species of the genus are natives of tropical and subtropical Asia, but are now extensively…

A collage of different types of organic life including deer in a forest, farmers harvesting wheat, and an alligator in a tropical region.

Organic Life, Collage of

A collage of different types of organic life including deer in a forest, farmers harvesting wheat, and…

Osmington, Near Weymouth, a painting by John Constable.

Osmington, Near Weymouth

Osmington, Near Weymouth, a painting by John Constable.

This is a print by German artist Johann Otmar in 1502 . It depicts St. Francis reading a bible outside between trees. In each corner of the print are symbols of the four Evangelists: top left, St. John represented by the eagle; top right, St. Mark represented by the lion; bottom left, St. Matthew represented by the winged man; and bottom right, St. Luke represented by the ox.

Johann Otmar

This is a print by German artist Johann Otmar in 1502 . It depicts St. Francis reading a bible outside…

Palms are one of the most well-known and extensively cultivated plant families. They have had an important role to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms, and palms are also widely used in landscaping for their exotic appearance, making them one of the most economically important plants. In many historical cultures, palms were symbols for such ideas as victory, peace, and fertility. Today, palms remain a popular symbol for the tropics and vacations.

Palm Tree

Palms are one of the most well-known and extensively cultivated plant families. They have had an important…

Bilingual Counting Card featuring an illustration of one Palm Tree.

Bilingual Palm Tree Counting Card 1

Bilingual Counting Card featuring an illustration of one Palm Tree.

English Counting Card featuring an illustration of one Palm Tree.

English Palm Tree Counting Card 1

English Counting Card featuring an illustration of one Palm Tree.

Spanish Counting Card featuring an illustration of one Palm Tree.

Spanish Palm Tree Counting Card 1

Spanish Counting Card featuring an illustration of one Palm Tree.