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Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Loblolly Bay. Gordonia lasianthus (1833)
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Banana, plantain (Musa paradisiaca)
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Cerises Sour cherry, Wild cherry. Prunus cerasus. For pies and tarts. More nutritional than sweet cherries, trees easier to grow. Birds crazy for them. Greeks cultivated sour cherries around 300 B.C. Etudes de fleurs et de fruits, t. 13 (1820) [Mme Vincen
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Passiflora laurifolia . A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]
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Sweet Bay Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana with Warbling Flycatcher. Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]
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Southern sorrel (Rumex acetosa). Flowers bloom July to October. Leaves have pleasant, acid flavor.
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Cattleya maxima. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 32 (1846) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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The true Pompone Lily. Lilium pomponium. Fragrant, scarlet Turk's cap lilies in spring. Verum, once signaled red flowers, it is no longer in use. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches, vol. 20- (1881)
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Italian aster (Aster amellus), and Prince's Feather amaranthus (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) The new botanic garden (1812)
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Perennial Flowers. The British herbal: an history of plants and trees, natives Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty, by John Hill, M.D. (1756)
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Peekaboo orchid. Cattleya maxima ("Largest Cattleya"). Purple-lavender flowers with unique yellow stripe on lips, bloom November and December.
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Meconopsis paniculata [as Meconopsis wallichii] and Papaver pilosum. La Belgique horticole, vol. 4 (1854)
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Peperomia argyreia var. foliis variegatis. La Belgique horticole, journal des jardins et des vergers, vol. 19, (1869)
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Mandevilla hort. cv. Profusa. Showy, heavy blooming tropical twining vine. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 20- (1881)
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Dahlia Flambeau. The Floral Magazine vol.6 (1867)
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Potentilla hort. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches, vol. 16, (1879)
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Panama Flame Tree. Brownea macrophylla, Two flower forms are seen, one is red the other shaded apricot. (1889)
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Tulip Tree. Liriodendron tulipifera var. aureo marginatis. Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 20 (1874)
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Quamash, small camas. Camassia quamash. Bulbous perennial native to Western North America. Bright blue flowers in May and June. Grows in coastal mountain forests. Inland it is found in wet meadows. Bulbs delicious & nutritous when cooked. (1832)
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Gaultheria mucronata var. hort. [as Pernettya mucronata] The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 23 (1883)
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Rhododendron griffithianum. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 20- (1881)
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Trumpet Creeper, Campsis radicans with Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]
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Oenothera macrocarpa, Penstemon pubescens, Kalmia glauca, and Tanacetum cadmeum [as Achillea speciosa] The botanic garden vol.1 (1825)
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Bird of paradise flower. Strelitzia reginae var. lemoinierii.
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Miltonia cuneata. An epiphytic orchid, it grows on trees and rocks in Brazilian mountain forests, at elevations up to 5,000 feet. Edwards's Botanical Register vol. 31 (1845) {S. A. Drake]
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African Agapanthus (Agapanthus africanus, as A. umbellatus), and Yellow Asphodel (Asphodeline lutea, as A. luteus) The new botanic garden (1812)
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Bunchberry and Green Fringed Orchid, Cornus canadensis and Habenaria lacera with Tawny Thrush. Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]
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Humboldt's Lily. Lilium humboldtii. A 6 foot tall lily with golden orange flowers, spotted maroon.
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Goniolimon eximium [as Statice eximia]. Large Pink Sea Lavender. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 33 (1847) [S.A. Drake]
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Hindsia violacea. Porcelain Blue Hindsia. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 30 (1844) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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Giant Honey flower. Melianthus major. Botanical Register, vol. 1 (1815) [S. Edwards]
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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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Whitlavia grandiflora. Hardy annual w/ the same brilliant, blue flowers found in Campanulas. The hit of the 1854 Chiswick Exhibitions. New flowers from around the globe, were introduced here each summer, inside a magnificent, 300 ft conservatory. (1856)
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Penstemons, Purple King and Mrs. Aurthur Sterry. The Floral Magazine vol.8 (1869)
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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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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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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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Calla lily ( Zantedeschia aethiopica, as Calla aethiopica), and Scorpion senna (Hippocrepis emerus, as Coronilla emeris) The new botanic garden (1812)
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Pineapple Guava. Acca sellowiana syn. Feijoa sellowiana. Illustration by Matilda Smith (1898)
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Fig 'Col di Signora Blanca Panachéee', Ficus carica. The Florist and Pomologist (1869)
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Bell-flowered Hoya. Hoya campanulata. Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 33 (1847) [Sarah Ann Drake]
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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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Cattleya granulosa. A Brazilian epiphyte, living on trees in swampy areas near the coast, at altitudes of 2,000-3,000 feet. Edwards's Botanical Register vol.31 (1845) [S. A. Drake]
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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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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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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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Campanules, Campanulas, bell flowers. Illustration by Madame Vincent. (1820)
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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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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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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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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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