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...e common "pusley;" they are easy of cult. For a discussion of the nativity of purslane in N. Amer., see Gray & Trumbull, Amer. Jour. Sci. 25, p. 253. ...e spring and continue into mid fall. The flowers open singly at the center of the [[leaf]] cluster for only a few hours on sunny mornings. Seeds are form

...the centre of the umbel longer (5-6 mm) than those pointing to the middle of the umbel (only 1-3 mm long). The [[fruit]] is a globular dry [[schizocarp] ...rm of the word, ''koriadnon'' "has a pattern curiously similar to the name of [[Minos]]' daughter ''[[Ariadne]]'', and it is plain how this might be corr

Echinacea (Greek, echinos, hedgehog; alluding to the sharp-pointed bracts of the receptacle). Compositae. Purple Cone-flower. Perennial stout herbs, mor ...hem from Mex., the others native to the U. S. By some treated as a section of Rudbeckia; by others now called Brauneria, which is an older name.

...the seed-like fruit of Coriandrum sativum, Linn., an umbelliferous annual of southern Europe. The plant grows 1 to 3 feet high, glabrous, strong-smellin ...the centre of the umbel longer (5-6 mm) than those pointing to the middle of the umbel (only 1-3 mm long). The [[fruit]] is a globular dry [[schizocarp]

...may be used for propagation. Clean cultivation and slight annual dressings of manure are the only other requisites. In the middle western states there ar Wormwood is used very extensively in the manufacture of certain medicines. The oil is produced largely in southern Michigan, and Wi

...me|ancient Romans]], including the wives of two Emperors, and by [[Macbeth of Scotland]] before he became a Scottish King. ...three [[Moirae|Fates]] in [[Greek mythology]] (the one who cuts the thread of life), and the name "atropa bella donna" is derived from an admon

...Each part of the plant is harvested differently, depending on the purpose of its use. ...s of the female plant are arranged in [[raceme]]s and can produce hundreds of seeds. Male plants shed their pollen and die several weeks prior to seed ri

[[Image:Stem-cross-section.jpg|thumb|Example of a cross section of a stem <ref>[http://www.hydroponicist.com Winterborne J, 2005. ''Hydroponic ...e of botany has increased to include the study of over 550,000 [[species]] of living organisms.

...tific name. There are over 100 species and 8,000, cultivars and varieties of Fuchsia{{AHS}}. .... One species, ''Fuchsia magellanica'', extends as far as the southern tip of South America on [[Tierra del Fuego]] in the cool [[temperate]] zone, but m

| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> Geranium (Greek, crane; from the resemblance of the fruit to a crane's bill). Geraniaceae. Cbanesbill. Generally herbaceous

...culture or when referring to the whole [[thallus]] (called a [[mycelium]]) of species forming fruitbodies called mushrooms. ...ling when referring to poisonous or suspect mushrooms. The classic example of a '''toadstool''' is ''[[Amanita muscaria]]''.

...ness, as understood in North America, is considered to be within the field of horticulture. ...isae. Parkinson's famous "Paradisus," or account of "a garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers," was published in England in 1629.