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Coontie. Zamia pumila. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 3: t. 26 (1752) [G.D. Ehret]
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Silver Banksia. Banksia marginata. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]
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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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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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Japanese Bletilla. Bletilla striata. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 33 (1847) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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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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Watercress. Nasturtium Aquaticum supinum = Crescione, e Nasturciso aquatico = Cresson de fontaine. Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Rue. Ruta hortensis, latifolia = Ruta maggiore Ortense = Rue. Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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The White and Black Martagon Lilies. Lilium martagon var. hort. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches, vol. 23 (1883)
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Phalaenopsis aphrodite. Three inch flowers winter to spring. Plants grow high in the trees of forests of Taiwan, China, and the Phillippines. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 24, (1838) [S.A. Drake]
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Staphysagria. Delphinium staphysagria. The flora homoeopathica vol.2 (1853)
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Tulip orchid. Euchile citrina [as Cattleya citrina] Fragrant golden yellow flowers, with finely scalloped lips. Leaves are covered in fine, powdery film. Grows on trees in oak-pine forests of Mexico. The garden -vol. 22 (1882)
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Savory Anthericum (Paradisea liliastrum, as Anthericum liliastrum) and Jacobean amaryllis (Sprekelia formosissima, as Amaryllis formosissima). The new botanic garden (1812)
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Tobacco. Nicotiana tabacum. American medicinal plants, - an illustrated and descriptive guide to the American plants used as homopathic remedies, vol. 2 (c1887)
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Penstemon gentianoides. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol.31 (1845) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Fox Brush orchid. Aerides maculosa. Native to India. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 31 (1845) Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake.
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Wild watercress. Nasturtium Sylvestre, valentinum = Vella Linn. H. Cliff. Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Cobra Lily. Arisaema fargesii. Illustration by Mathilda Smith (1920)
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Hot Water Plant. Achimenes grandiflora. Edwards's Botanical Register vol.31 (1845) Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake.
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Red Gooseberry. Ribes uva crispa. Annales de flore et de pomone (1817)
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Apple 'Reinette Evagil '. Malus pumila. Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 16 (1865-1867)
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Iris orientalis (as Iris ochroleuca). White flowers with large yellow signals. Grows to 3 feet tall. An especially vigourous, spreading perennial to 3 feet tall. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 10: t. 100 (1773) [G.D. Ehret]
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Pitcher plant. Nepenthes hybrida maculata. A cross between Nepenthes distillatoria and an unnamed species from Borneo. The Floral Magazine vol. 7 (1868)
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Aeschynanthus miniatus. Vermillion Aeschynanth. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 32 (1846) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Biophytum umbraculum [as Oxalis sensitiva]. Yellow to Orange flowers on 16 inch tall, annual plants. Widely found in tropical Africa, Madagascar, and tropical Asia. (1845)
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Necterine. Prunus persica nectarina. L’ Illustration horticole, vol. 29 (1882)
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Dense-spiked Aphelandra. Aphelandra cristata syn. Justicia cristata. Brilliant scarlet flowers cover handsome, tall shrubs. Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants (Paxton, J.), vol. 7 (1840)
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'Laurier' Avocado. Persea americana. Botanically the avocado is a berry, with a single large seed. Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8: t. 579 (1829) [J.T. Descourtilz]
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Narrow and wavy leaf Pondweed. Potamogeton, foliis angustis et undulatis = Lapato acquatico. Hortus Romanus..1772-1793.
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Sudamerlycaste gigantea [as Lycaste gigantea]. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol.31 (1845) [S.A. Drake]-
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The Trumpet Player's Schomburgkia. Myrmecophila tibicinis [as Schomburgkia tibicinis var. grandiflora] Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 31 (1845) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Gloxinia. Sinningia speciosa var. hortensis. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake (1844)
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Carolina Yellow Jasmine. Gelsemium sempervirens. North American wild flowers, Walcott, Mary Vaux, vol. 3 (1925-1927)
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Bear's foot hellebore, Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis). Cup-shaped, nodding flowers, 3-4 inches across, bloom for 8-10 weeks in late winter. Color is extremely variable. Perennial plants grow to 18 inches tall.
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Paphiopedilum insigne var. hort. [as Cypripedium insigne var. hort] Native to high cliffs near water, in Bangladesh and Nepal. The garden., vol. 21 (1882).
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Marsh Clematis, Swamp Leather Flower. Clematis crispa. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 32 (1846) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Panicled Lychnidea, Box leaved milkwort, and Winter Cherry. The new botanic garden (1812)
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Fly-catching Dog's Bane (Apocynum Apocynum androsaemifolium) and purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea, as Antirrhinum purpureum). The new botanic garden (1812)
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Marsh mallow, Marshmallow, white mallow. Ancient Egypt used roots to make confection, it became the marshmallow. Althaea officinalis [as Althaea Dioscoridis et Plinii] Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 1 (1783-1816)
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Nutmeg. Myristica fragrans. Nutmeg is the seed. Mace is the red material covering the seed. An evergreen tree indigenous to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. The only plant to yield 2 different spices. La Belgique horticole, vol. 6 (1856)
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Nodding Dragon's Head. Dracocephalum nutans. Rock garden plant with drooping lilac-blue flowers on 12 inch plants. Native to alpine slopes of Pakistan and Kashmir, where it forms colorful colonies. Botanical Register, vol. 10- (1824) [M. Hart]
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Watermelon. Citrullus lanatus [as Anguiria fructu medio pulpa rubente seminibus migris tenello putamine] Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 1 (1783-1816)
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Naranjilla. Solanum quitoense. Fruit has a citrus taste described as a combination of rhubarb and Lime. As a juice it is green (1827) Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 5 (1827) [J.T. Descourtilz]
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Henbane. Psychoactive properties include visual hallucinations and a sensation of flight. Hyoscyamus niger [as Hyoscyamus albus major] Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 1 (1783-1816)
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Eyelash orchid. Epidendrum ciliare. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]
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Rose campion, Officinal Bugloss, Canadian columbine, and American herb Christopher. The new botanic garden (1812)
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Mosaic-leaved Dichorisandra. Dichorisandra mosaica. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 16 (1865-1867)
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Jimson weed, thorn apple. Datura stramonium [as Stramonium Malabaricum fructu glabro flore duplici et triplici] Bonelli, Giorgio, Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, vol. 1 (1783-1816)
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Cretan Verbascum. Verbascum creticum [as Celsia cretica] Giant, scented yellow flowers with a central red bee, bloom May-October. Biennial. Indigenous to the Maltese Islands. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture..., vol. 22 (1882)
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Fireweed, Great willow herb. Epilobium angustifolium. North American wild flowers, Walcott, Mary Vaux, vol. 3 (1925-1927)
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Passiflora kermesina. The Floral world and garden guide, vol. 17 (1874)
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Paeonia daurica. The botanist submiited this name as "Daurica" which means "of Dahuria," a region of Siberia. Taurica is "of Crimea," the the location these peonies are most often found. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 32 (1846) [S.A. Drake]
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Virginian Spider wort, Sessile Trillium, and Feathered columbine. The new botanic garden (1812)
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Rose Juane À Fleurs Doubles de Fortune, or Fortune's Double Yellow Rose. Rich, apricot yellow flowers. Climbing canes with lots of thorns (1853)
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Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) and Hollow rooted fumitory (Corydalis cava, as Fumaria cava). The new botanic garden (1812)
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Menziesia globularis, Cytisus captitatus, chrysanthemum tricolor, Chelone obliqua. The botanic garden vol. 1 (1825)
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Loasa acanthifolia. Bushy plants produce unusual and highly attractive bright yellow flowers. Leaves are similar to Acanthus. Its stinging hairs is the reason it is not often seen. Botanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) [M. Hart]
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