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Japanese rose. Rosa Kamtschatka, Rosier du Kamtschatka. By P.J. Redouté (1817-1824)

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Hoptree. Ptelea trifoliata. Thrives in the moist soil of the Mississippi River Valley. Illustration by Mark Catesby (1722)

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Orange Jessamine. Cestrum aurantiacum. Brilliant apricot or orange flowers last a long time. As plants mature, blooms carry a moderate citrus scent. Blooms spring-fall. Espaliered or grown as arching shrub. Edwards's Botanical Register v.31 (1845)

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Gazania, Rigid-leaved Gorteria [Gazania rigens as Gorteria rigens], (1807)

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Sobralia xantholeuca. Bamboo-like canes hold large, Cattleya-like flowers. Repeat blooms. A cool weather, summer blooming orchid from Mexico and Guatamala. The garden. An illustrated…, vol. 22 (1882)

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Blanket Flower. Gaillardia aristata. [as Galardia rustica Cass.] Choix des plus belles fleurs -et des plus beaux fruits par P.J. Redouté. (1833)

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Hardenbergia perbrevidens (1830)

Spanish bayonet. Yucca gloriosa. Sword-like leaves and 8 foot panicles of white (sometimes tinged purple or red) bell-shaped flowers. Native to the southeastern U.S. By P.J. Redouté (1827-1833)

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Dutchman's pipe. Aristolochia macroura. Vigorous vines covered in maroon flowers, with tails up to 1 m long. Odor attracts insects, sepals form tube that traps them. When stamens mature, insects released coated in pollen. (1831) [J. Lindley]

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Papaya (Carica papaya), Scoth grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) and sawa millet (Echinochloa colona). By G.D. Ehret (1748-1759)

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Flowering peach. Prunus persica. Deutsches Magazin fur Garten- und Blumenkunde. (1855)

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Mandevilla splendens. Large pink flowers and heavy textured leaves make this an elegant climber. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Aphelandra. Aphelandra variegata with hummingbirds feeding on flowers. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Potentilla hort. cv. striata formosissima. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 7 (1852)

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Varieties de Rose juane et de Rose du Bengale, Rosa lutea & Rosa indica. By P.J. Redouté (1827-1833)

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Cattleya purpurata var. Compte de Montebellow (as Laelia purpurata var. Compte de Montebello). Lindenia - iconography of orchids vol. 8 (1894)

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Native Wisteria, Wild Sarsaparilla. Hardenbergia comptoniana. Vigorous twining vine, with mauve to purple flowers in winter and spring. Native to Western Australia. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake. (1836)

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Bear's breeches, Smooth Bears breech (Acanthus mollis) and Butterfly Weed, Orange Apocynum (Asclepias tuberosa). The new botanic garden (1812)

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Sugarbush. One of the easiest proteas to grow. Native to South Africa.

African Border Tree. Newbouldia laevis, as Spathodea laevis. Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 6 (1850-1851)

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Abutilon darwinii. Flower color varies from yellow to orange to scarlet, usually with darker veins. Evergreen, branching, shrubs 8-10 feet tall. Attracts hummingbirds. Native to Brazil. (1871) [W.H. Fitch]

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Blue flowered milkweed. Tweedia caerulea. Beautiful, star-shaped, true blue flowers on small, twining perennial to 3 feet tall. Herbier General de l'Amateur, tome.2 (1841)

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Roses and anemones by P.J. Redouté

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Fuchsia. Glory v. Neisse. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

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Camellia hort. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

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Rosa hort. cv. remontant 'Baronne Prévost' (1853)

English Daisy. Prince of Wales, Oculus verts, and Nuptialis. Bellis perenis. Deutsches Magazin fur Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1858)

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Meriania purpurea. Native to the higher elevations of Caribbean Islands. Tussac, F.R., Flore des Antilles, (1808)

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Dendrobium anosmum (as Dendrobium macrophyllum). Powerfully fragrant lavender flowers, spotted burgundy on sides of lip. Bloom is in early spring, each pseudobulb can produce 100 flowers. )

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Clusia rosea. Autograph plant, pitch apple. Scratch a name on a leaf, it will remain there for the life of the leaf.

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High climbing Clitoria sp., hosts hummingbirds on its branch. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds, vol. 2 (1861) [J. Gould & H.C. Richter]

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Pleione praecox (as Coelogyne wallachiana). Native to the west-central Himilaya to southern Yunnan, China.

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Guarianthe skinneri [as Cattleya skinneri] The national flower of Costa Rica, it is called "Guaria Morada." Grows on trees and rocks at moderate elvetations, in humid forests. Illustration by Agusta Innes Withers.

Surinam cherry. Eugenia uniflora. Produces 1 -1.5 inch, ribbed fruits. They begin green, then ripen through shades of orange, scarlet, and maroon. (1915)

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Rose Alfred K. Williams. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 22- (1882)

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Flowering peach 'flore albo semi pleno' & 'flore rubro semi pleno.' Prunus persica [as Amygdalus persica var. sinensis] Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 10, (1855)

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Abutilon insigne. Unusual, and striking. The large flowers, white at their base, are so richly veined in deep crimson, little of the white can be seen. Petal reverses are more delicately veined. Can grow as a shrub, or a vine. (1855) [W.H. Fitch]

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Codonopsis vine

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Breadseed poppy. Papaver somniferum [as Papaver amoenum] Annales de flore et de pomone ser.2 vol.2 (1843-1844)

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Passiflora racemosa

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Chilean Tree Mallow, Grape Leaf Abutilon. Corynabutilon vitifolium [as Abutilon vitifolium]. Grows up to 20 feet tall. The garden. An illustrated… , vol. 23- (1883)..

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Heliconia indica. A striking foliage plant to 12 feet tall. Flowers pollinated by bats and hummingbirds. Native to many islands in the South Pacific (1880)

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Poppy anemone. Anemone coronaria var. hort. Illustration by P. Bessa, (1817-1827).

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Poppies - Shirley poppy, peony poppy, oriental poppy, and tulip poppy. Vick's Garden and Floral Guide (1894)

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Petunia hybrida, Konigin v. Holland. Lovely, large pink flowers striped in white. Deutsches Magazin fur Garten- und Blumenkunde. (1855)

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Border of perennial flowers. Flower grouping in English, Scotch & Irish gardens, notes & 56 sketches in colour, by Margaret Waterfield (1907)

Passiflora watsoniana.

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Hyacinth vine (Lablab purpureus). Climbing vine with fragrant, lilac-rose blooms. They are followed by shiny magenta, 2-3 inch pods. Flowers and pods are outstanding for cutting. Grows to 20 feet tall.

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Everlasting pea, perennial sweet pea. Lathyrus latifolius. Choix des plus belles fleurs -et des plus beaux fruits par P.J. Redouté. (1833)

Galeandra baueri. Produces racemes of bright, fragrant bell-shaped flowers. Epiphytic orchid often found on palm trees at elevations of 2,500-4,000 feet. Native from Mexico to Colombia.

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Hodgsonia heteroclita vine

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Strawberry Bush, Euonymus americanus with Warblers. (Audubon, Hermit, and Black-Throated Gray). Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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Passiflora × lawsoniana (1848)

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Snapdragon. Antirrhinum majus. Deutsches Magazin fur Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1849)

Sunflower. Helianthus annuus. Bessler, Basilius, Hortus Eystettensis, vol. 2, Quintus ordo collectarum plantarum aestivalium, t. 206 (1640)

Kohleria x gigantea. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

The aromatic Mormodes. Mormodes aromatica. Inflorescence to 13 inches long carries up to 15 fragrant flowers. Grows at high elevations in Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras.

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Helenium autumnale Superbum

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Helleborus niger. Christmas Rose. (1868)

Pontic Rhoddodendron (Rhododendron ponticum) and Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida) The new botanic garden (1812)

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Eastern prickly pear, Indian fig. Opuntia humifusa. N. A. native cactus with golden yellow flowers and edible, juicy red fruit. The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches [ed. William Robinson], vol. 20: (1881)

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Poppy anemone. Anemone coronaria. Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum, by Bonelli, Giorgio, vol. 5 (1783-1816)

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Iris persica. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Cyclamen coum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Iris variegata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Nigella damascena. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Stapelia variegata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Tropaeolum majus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Tolpis barbata. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Lilium bulbiferum. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Felicia tenella. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

The Golden Bulbophyllum. Bulbophyllum auratum. Long, purple inflorescence carries an umbel of fragrant flowers. Grows on mangrove trees in southeast Asia. Illustration by Sarah Ann Drake (1843)

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Florda Jay in American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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Blue pimpernel, Italian pimpernel. Anagallis monelli (1807)

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Avocado. Persea-americana [as Persea gratissima] Native to Mexico and Central America. First evidence of it use found in a cave in Coxcatlán, Puebla, Mexico, and dated to 10,000 B.C. The avocado, like the banana, is botanically a berry. (1889)

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Hibbertia scandens. Guinea Gold Vine. (1833)

Hypericum leschenaultii [as Hypericum triflorum] Upright growing shrub or small tree, with lax red stems, blue green leaves, and waxy, bright golden yellow flowers, with red highlights. Summer blooming. The garden. , vol. 23 (1883)

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Cockspur Coral beau (Erythrina crista-galli) and Japonica (Camellia japonica var. flore simplici alba) Gleadall, E.E., The beauties of flora (1839).

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Eranthis hyemalis. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Iris pumila. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Coronilla valentina. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Erodium reichardii. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Rhombophyllum dolabriforme. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Browallia americana. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Silene coronaria. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Pineapple lily. Eucomis regia. Bulbous perennnial from South Africa. Forms basal rosettes of leaves with thick stems covered in chartreuse, star shaped flowers. Redouté, P.J., (1807)

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Begonia. This one is a mystery. The first Begonia of this type reached England in 1864. The name is not valid. Perhaps the Germans were working with them first. Deutsches Magazin für Garten- und Blumenkunde; Stuggart, G. Weise. (1855)

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Passiflora rosea.

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Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora with Black-Billed Cuckoo. Birds of America [double elephant folio edition], Audubon, J.J., (1826-1838) [J.J. Audubon]

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Liverwort, kidneywort, pennywort. Anemone hepatica. Spring flowers grow directly from the rhizome. A hardy woodland perennial. Medieval herbalists used it to treat liver diseases. It remains popular in Alternative medicine.

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Cross vine, Crossvine. Bignonia capreolata [as Anisostichus capreolata]

Houlletia brocklehurstiana (as Maxillaria brocklehurstiana) Racemes to 2 feet long hold large, handsome blossoms. Flower lips can be entirely purple, or yellow, spotted deep purple. Native to Brazil.

Tree pincushion, Brown-bearded Sugarbush, and black-flowered protea. All native to South Africa.

LICHEN. Svensk botanik [J.W. Palmstruch et al], vol. 2 (1803)

Omphalodes verna. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

Erica herbacea. Botanical Magazine vol.1, J.Sowerby (1787)

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