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Radish. Raphanus caudatus, foliis pinnatis, pinnis confluentibus, tiliquis teretibus articulatis unilocularibus = Rafano caudato. [Rat-tail radish] Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Purslane. Portulaca latifolia. Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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monarch of the East, voodoo lily. Typhonium venosum. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 13 (1858)
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Oleander. Nerium oleander. The flora homoeopathica vol.2 (1853)
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A group of Nerines. Nerine humilis [as Nerine pulchella] The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 21- (1882)
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Spiked speedwelll, blue carpet. Veronica spicata, latifolia = Veronica = Veronique. [Spiked speedwell or Blue carpet] Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Mountain pepper. Drimys aromatica. Aromatic dark green leaves, rich red stems, and fragrant pin and white spring flowers. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 31, (1845) [S.A. Drake]
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Paranephelius uniflorus. Bright yellow daisies, with white undersides. Leaves toothed, and heavily textured. An alpine plant, growing in screes at altitudes of 14,000-16,000 feet in central Peru. (1870)
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Sweet Autumn clematis. Clemats paniculata var. lobata (as C. indivisa var. lobata). Houtte, L. van (1848)
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Water Speedwell or Brooklime. Veronica aquatica major, folio subrotundo = Anagallis aquatica major, folio subrotundo = Berula, seu Anagallie aquatica = Beccabunga = Le Beccabunga. Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Weeping threadleaf arborvitae. Thuja occidentalis 'Filiformis. Seven to eight foot tall evergreen with needled foliage. Long, thread-like weeping branches. New growth is vivid green. Unusual and attractive. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake (1842)
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Indian Ginger, Alpinia calcarata with Skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensis [as Scutellaria macrantha]. La Belgique horticole, journal des jardins et des vergers, vol.7 (1857)..
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Wood sage. Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Leafy Pondweed. Potamogeton foliis pennatis = Millefolium aquaticum pennatum, spicatum = Millefoglio acquatico.Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Pleroma macranthum. Elegant flowering shrub with rich blue-purple flowers up to 7 inches across, summer and fall. Flowers and foliage show exceptional substance. Illustration by L. Van Houtte (circa 1858-1876)
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Japanese water iris. Iris ensata var. hort. A rhizomatous, beardless iris. Flowers up to 6 inches across in early to mid summer in a wide range of colors. The garden, (1882)
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Milk and wine lily, Ceylon swamp lily. Crinum zeylanicum [as Crinum herbertianum]. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, vol.2 (1831) [Vishnupersaud]..
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Quince. Cydonia oblonga. Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Zweite auflage, vol. 8 (1904)
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Cypripedium denisianum [as C. x denisianum] Lindenia- iconography of orchids vol. 8 (1894)
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Mahonia glumacea syn. Berberis nervosa. Striking blue, grape colored berries with fine powdery bloom, held closely in long spikes. Dwarf shrubs, with yellow spring flowers. Magazine of botany and register…Paxton, J. vol. 7 (1840)
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Rose de Provins Panachée. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 6 (1851)
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Crimson Cattleya. Cattleya labiata. Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe vol.7 (1851-1852)
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Cephalorrhynchus macrorhizus [as Mulgedium macrorhizum]. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 32 (1846) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Vanilla phalaenopsis. White flowers, with trumpet-like center, shaded orange. A climbing orchid with leafless stems to 18 feet long. Hangs from trees on the inner islands of Seychelles archipelago. (1867-1868)
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Tree peony, moutan. Paeonia suffruticosa var. vittata [as Paeonia moutan var. vittata] Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 7 (1852) [L. Stroobant]
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Rough-leaved Arctotis. Arctotis aspera [as Arctotis aureola] Native to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The Garden: vol. 22 (1882)
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Convolvulus italicus. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 33 (1847) [S. A. Drake]
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Shrubby Oenothera and Dittany of Crete. The new botanic garden (1812)
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Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily, Black Arum. [Dracunculus vulgaris, as Dracontium] Blackwell, E., A curious herbal, vol. 2 (1739) [E. Blackwell]
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Southern indica azalea var. 'Variegata', Rhododendron indicum var. variegata. Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants (Paxton, J.), vol. 7 (1840)
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Amaryllis hort. cv. O’Brieni. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches, vol. 16 (1879) [Constance Pierrepont]
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The Coral Bud Apple, Japanese crabapple. Malus floribunda. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 10 (1876)
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Orange Tiger Lily. Lilium philadelphicum. The American flora vol. 2, by Strong, Asa B. (1855)
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Buttercup tree. Cochlospermum vitifolium [as Cochlospermum hibiscoides] Small tree native to tropical America and Caribbean islands. Biologia Centrali-Americani, Botany, vol. 5 (1879-1888)
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Passion Flower (Passiflora actinia) and Flor de cobre (Mimulus cupreus). La Belgique horticole, vol. 12 (1862)
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Albizia ferruginea. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 8 (1853)
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River Bell. Mackaya bella. Beautiful shrub or small tree. Large, showy flowers with pink-purple veining. Native to South Africa, the River Bell is often found growing along the banks of strreams. The garden, vol. 16 (1879)
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Bloodroot (Sanguineria canadensis), and Hearleaf, Pig squeak. (Bergenia crassifolia, as Saxifraga crassifolia) The New botanic garden (1812)
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Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) and Yellow Alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis). The new botanic garden (1812)
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Carolina Alspice, Common Bladder Lenna, and New Jersey Tea Tree. The new botanic garden (1812)
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Dodecatheon jeffreyi. Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, Houtte, L. van, vol. 16 (1865-1867)
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Flowering Almond. Prunus dulcis cv. var. Macrocarpa. Illustration by M.Hart (1828)
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Spuria Iris. Iris spuria (as Iris notha splendida), and Golden eardrops. Ehrendorferia chrysantha (as Dielytra chrysantha) 1853.
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Befaria aestuans and Phacelia grandiflora (1856)
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Oncidium alexandrae (as O. crispum) Considered most beautiful of all orchids. Flower spikes to 20 inches long, carry 6-24, 3-4 inch, rosy-mauve blooms, spotted maroon, on white backgrounds. Lindenia- iconography of Orchids, vol. 7 (1894)
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Catasetum hookeri (as C. imschootianum) Fleshy flowers are unisexual, extremely unusual in orchids. Male flowers more colorful. Grow as epiphytes high in the canopy of Amazon rain forest in Brazil. Lindenia- iconography of orchids, vol. 7 (1894)
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The Highclere Scarlet Azalea. Rhododendron periclymenoides var. thyrsiflora. Illustration by M. Hart (1844)
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