Gamla texter: Svensk Botanik, band 4, 1805: bilder.

Classic texts: Sayre 1917: the pics.

Gamla texter: Svensk Botanik, band 2, 1803: bilder.

Classic texts: Madaus 1938: the pics.

Flowering plant. Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 1999-06-01.

Leek, growing. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2003-09-08.

Flowering plants. Linnés hammarby, Uppsala, Sweden. Planted. 2003-06-22.

Plants in bud. They make truly astonishing flowers, later on. Kyoto bot.g, Japan. Planted. 2001-05-10.

Closeup. Kyoto bot.g, Japan. Planted. 2001-05-10.

Closeup of flower. Purgatory, CO, US. Wild. 1996-07-26.

Flowering plant. Purgatory, CO, US. Wild. 1996-07-26.

Onion (Allium cepa), leek (Allium porrum), garlic (Allium sativum), on display at a Helsinki Market stand. Helsinki market, Finland. Display. 1998-10-01.

Gamla texter: Våra Medicinalväxter, 1940: bilder.

Gamla texter: Insamling af Inhemska Växtdroger, 1915: bilder.

Flowering plants. München bot.g, Germany. Planted. 2000-04-16.

Flowering plants. München bot.g, Germany. Planted. 2000-04-16.

Seedhead in winter. Westers garden, Kemiö, Finland. Planted. 2000-01-15.

Flowering plant. Chiricahuas, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-04-01.

Flowers. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-07-01.

Yellow flowerball. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-07-01.

Flowering patch. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-07-01.

Green seeds on seedhead. Tirups örtagård, Lund, Sweden. Planted. 2005-06-08.

Flowering plant, with an enormous flowerball sitting right on a sparse leaf rosette. Gothenburg bot.g., Sweden. Planted. 2005-06-03.

Flowers. Gothenburg bot.g., Sweden. Greenhouse. 2005-06-03.

Flowers. Gothenburg bot.g., Sweden. Greenhouse. 2005-06-03.