"Cavalryman with Vexillum." — Greenough, 1899

Cavalryman

"Cavalryman with Vexillum." — Greenough, 1899

Cavalryman pictured on rearing horse with Vexillum.

Cavalryman with Vexillum

Cavalryman pictured on rearing horse with Vexillum.

A large genus of flowering plants. It is popular amongst children attempting to blow the pedals off of it.

Common Dandelion

A large genus of flowering plants. It is popular amongst children attempting to blow the pedals off…

"Flower of the Pea (Pisum sativum), showing a papillionaceous corolla, with one petal superior, st, called the standard (vexillum), two inferior, car, called the keel (carina), and two lateral, a, called wings (alae). The calyx is marked c." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Pea

"Flower of the Pea (Pisum sativum), showing a papillionaceous corolla, with one petal superior, st,…

"Vexillum." — Greenough, 1899

Vexillum

"Vexillum." — Greenough, 1899

A flag-like object. The cloth was draped from a horizontal cross suspended from the staff. It was a treasured symbol of the military and was closely defended in combat.

Vexillum

A flag-like object. The cloth was draped from a horizontal cross suspended from the staff. It was a…