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Gentiana acaulis. Morris, R., Flora conspicua, t. 2 (1826) [W. Clark]
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Upside Down Orchid. Stanhopea oculata. Spectacular, fragrant, pendant flowers. Flower spikes grow out the bottom of pots. Chemical attractants insure male euglossine bee pollination. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 31 (1845)
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Lathyrus pannonicus. Hardy perennial wildflower native to Europe and Russia. Morris, R., Flora conspicua, t. 35 (1826) [W. Clark]
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Cyclamen coum. Morris, R., Flora conspicua, (1826) [W. Clark]
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Flea-bane-like Grindelia. Grindelia inuloides. Large, showy yellow flowers on 3-4 foot tall, branching plants. Blooms August to frost. Native to Texas and Mexico. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]
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Penstemons, Purple King and Mrs. Aurthur Sterry. The Floral Magazine vol.8 (1869)
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Creeping Brachystema. Brachysema latifolium. Climbing shrub or ground cover in the pea family, with brightly colored orange-red, uniquely-shaped flowers. The Botanical Register vol. 2 (1816)
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Tibouchina mathaei [as Lasiandra lepidota] The floral world and garden guide, vol. 17 (1874)
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Fairy Wand, Angel's fishing rod. Native to South Africa.
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Iris orientalis. deep purple flowers, crest is yelllow, leaves slender to 3 feet long. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 20- (1881)
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Sweet cherries Cerise d'Elton, Noire précoce de Knight, and Noire de Tarlarie. Prunus avium. La Belgique horticole (1852-1853)
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European peony. Paeonia officinalis. Choix des plus belles fleurs -et des plus beaux fruits par P.J. Redouté. (1833)
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East Indian klugia (Rhynchoglossum notonianum), with fuschsia begonia (Begonia fuchsioides, as B. miniata). Deutsches Magazin fur Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1854)
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Chaetocalyx scandens. A large tropical vine with bright yellow flowers. Native from southern Mexico to northern South America. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]
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Streptocarpus rexii.Botanical Register, vol. 14 (1828) [M. Hart]
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Malgas lily. Ammocharis longifolia. One of South Africa's showiest bulbs. Flowers carry a delicious plumeria-like scent. Moninckx, J., Moninckx atlas, vol. 1 : t. 35 (1682)
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Glorious mudgee wattle. Acacia spectabilis. One the most beautiful Acacias. Bright, clear, golden yellow flower balls stunning, against back ground of gray leaves. March-April blooms are lightly scented, weight causes branches to partially weep. (1842)
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Lily thorn. Catesbaea spinosa. Tubular, 6 inch yellow flowers hang from branches of this 14 foot shrub. Oval fruit, with pleasantly tart flesh, similar to an apple. Native to the Bahamas, West Indies, and Florida keys. Named for naturalist Mark Catesby.
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May flower, Christmas orchid. Cattleya trianae. Endemic to Colombia, it is their National Flower. An epiphyte that grows in high elevation Cloud forests. The garden. An illustrated… , vol. 22 (1882)
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Cypripedium grande. Collection of Orchids-aquarelles originales (1850-1870)
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Calla lily ( Zantedeschia aethiopica, as Calla aethiopica), and Scorpion senna (Hippocrepis emerus, as Coronilla emeris) The new botanic garden (1812)
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Hibiscus. Hibiscus multifidus. (Paxton's) Magazine of Botany and Register Vol. 7 (1840)
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Pineapple Guava. Acca sellowiana syn. Feijoa sellowiana. Illustration by Matilda Smith (1898)
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Lilac lantana. Lantana fucata. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]
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Fig 'Col di Signora Blanca Panachéee', Ficus carica. The Florist and Pomologist (1869)
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Great flowered Heath (Erica abietina subsp. aurantiaca, as Erica grandiflora) and Rose bay Willow herb, Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium). The new botanic garden (1812)
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Abutilon bedfordianum. Large yellow flowers, veins streaked deep red. Shrub or small tree, 15 feet tall. Herbier général de l’amateur. Deuxième Série, vol. 4 (1839-50)_
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Senecio adenotrichius
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Kangaroo Thorn, Prickly Wattle. Acacia paradoxa. Dense, tall shrub covered in long spines. Bright yellow flowerheads, brown pods. Provides an important haven for birds, and other small animals. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]
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Wild Petunia. Ruellia spectabilis, as Dipteracanthus spectabilis. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 6 (1850-1851)
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Snapdragon. Paxton's Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants vol. 13 (1847)-
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Bell-flowered Hoya. Hoya campanulata. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 33 (1847) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Georgia bark, fever tree. Pinckneya pubens. Large rose and white flowers on small tree native to the southern U.S. Bitter inner bark used successfully to treat fevers. A flora of North America, Barton, W.P.C., vol. 1 (1821)
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Peach. Pèche 'Abricolée. Prunus persica. La Belgique horticole, journal des jardins et des vergers, vol.4 (1853-1854)
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Red valerian, Jupiter's beard (Centranthus ruber, as Valeriana rubra), and Speedwell (Leptandra sibirica, as Veronica sibirica). The new botanic garden (1812)
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Banana. Musa sp. Bananas are botanically a berry. They are produced by a variety of large herbaceous plants in the genus Musa. Illustration by Pierre Jean François Turpin (1775-1840)
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Fuchsia magellanica. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]
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Spiraea lindleyana Wall. Edwards's Botanical Register vol.31 (1845) Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake.
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Vicorian Lace Primrose. Primula x polyantha. Flowers with prominent golden eyes, and maroon petals edged in gold. Longer-lived than modern hybrids, forms showy mats of flowers 3 feet across. The Floral Magazine v.7 (1868)
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Poet's Jasmine. Jasminum officinale. Edwards's Botanical Register vol.31 (1845) [S. A. Drake]
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Clematis florida [as C. sieboldii] and Clematis jackmanii. The garden : vol. 22, (1882)
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Harvestbells, Gentiana saponaria with Connecticut warbler. Birds of America (double elephant folio edition), Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]
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Templetonia glauca. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]
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Phlox x coldryana. Two foot tall plants covered in purple and violet flowers. Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants, Paxton, J., vol. 7 (1840)
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Green hellebore and St. John's-wort
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Ruby lipped Cattleya. Cattleya labiata. Fragrant, 7 inch flowers. Deeply frilled, ruby or crimson lips. First Cattleya orchid discovered. Grows on trees or rocks in mountains of Brazil. Magazine of botany and register...(Paxton, J.), vol. 7 (1840)..
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Physostegia virginiana [as D. speciosum], Buddleja globosa, Phlox ovata, and Primula vulgaris [as P. acaulis] The botanic garden vol. 1 (1825)
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Gaultheria procumbens, Amsonia tabernaemontana [as A. latifolia], Petasites pyrenaicus [as T. fragrans], and Chamaedaphne calyculata var. latifolia [as A. calyculata]. The botanic garden vol. 1 (1825)
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Martagon lily. Lilium martagon. Columbine. Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 2, Ordo collectarum arborum et fruticum aestivalium (1640)
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Musk Rose. Rosa moschata var. nivea. Sweetly fragrant, light pink to white, 2.5-3 inch flowers in clusters in spring or early summer. Arching growth 7-10 feet tall. Can train as climber. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]
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Prairie clover. Dalea purpurea. North American wild flowers, Walcott, Mary Vaux, vol. 4 (1925-1927).
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Aganisia cyanea [as Aganisia tricolor] Collection d’orchidées (aquarelles originales) (1850-1870)
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Hibiscus-syriacus-Asclepa-tuberosa-Oenothera-roseas-[as-Oenothera-purpurea]-and-Teucrium-pyrenaicum.-The-botanic-garden-vol.1-(1825)
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Silver Banksia. Banksia marginata. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]
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Pears Colmar d'Alost and Simonette de Peruwelz. Pyrus communis. La Belgique horticole, vol. 3 (1853)
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Nodding Catasetum. Catasetum cernuum. Males produce fragrant chartreuse flowers, spotted maroon, many to a spike. Flowers attract pollinating bees by fragrance, when stamen is contacted, the orchid ejects pollen to coat the bee's body (1836).
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Cattleya luteola. Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe. Houtte, L. van, vol. 23 (1880)
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Strawberry Guava. Psidium cattleianum. Transactions of the royal horticultural society of London, vol. 4 (1822) [W. Hooker]
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Pleurisy root, Butterfly weed. Asclepias tuberosa. American medicinal plants, - an illustrated and descriptive guide to the American plants used as homopathic remedies, vol. 2 (c1887)
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Japanese Bletilla. Bletilla striata. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 33 (1847) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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