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605. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sapodilla PlumAchras Sapota, L. a native of tropical America, is now cultivated in other parts of the world for its excellent fruit, which tastes like a medlar
603. Specimens of the Coquito Palm of Chile, in Camden. Park, NeThe palms were planted by Sir W. Macarthur, and were fifty years old when painted. The Coquito Palm (Jubaea spectabilis, H. B)
601. Flowers and Young Fruits of the Pinanga malaiana, Scheff
600. Foliage and Flowers of a Tropical American Shrub and HoneysSolandra grandiflora, Sw. resembling Datura arborea, L. and a member of the same family, namely Solanceae
599. A cultivated Crinum, painted in BorneoCrinum augustum, Roxb. a native of Mauritius and Seychelles, and one of the handsomest of this fine genus of Amaryllidaceae. Entire plants are represented in 547
598. Stagshorn Fern, and the Young Rajah of Sarawak, with ChinesThis remarkable fern (Platyceium qrande, J. Sm.), is of a prodigious size and bears two kinds of fronds, fertile and sterile, the former being pendent and divided into narrow segments
597. Foliage and Fruit of the Gourka or Goraka of IndiaThis tree (Garcinia dulcis, Roxb.), yields an inferior quality of gamboge. The fruit is hidden beneath the dense screen of foliage, and can only be seen by lifting it aside
596. Flowers and Fruit of Barringtonia, BorneoBarringtonia speciosa, Forst. is a tree of the Myrtle order, common on the sea-shore of the Malayan, Mascarene, and Polynesian Islands
595. Bornean OrchidsIn the lower left corner, Cypripedium Hookerae. Rchb. f. with spotted leaves, and above it, 0. Lowii, Lindl. with a white-flowered Sarcochilus Calceolus, Lindl. on the right, and a Sarcanthus
594. Foliage and Flowers of the Burmese Thaw-ka or Soka, paintedAmherstia nobilis, Wall. has perhaps the most magnificent flowers of any member of the large family, Leguminosae, to which it belongs
593. Orchids of Sarawak, BorneoDendrobium superbum, Rchb.f. having purple flowers with a darker lip; and Calanthe vestita, Wall. white and orange
592. Two Climbing Shrubs, painted at SingaporeQuisqualis indica, L. with red and white flowers, and Thunbergia erecta, T. Anders
591. Road Making in the Tegora Forest, Sarawak, Borneo
590. Malayan Moth Orchid and an American ClimberPhalaenopsis amabilis, Blume, is one of the most distinct types of showy orchids. It is here associated with the beautifully variegated foliage of Haemaria discolor, Lindl
589. Nipa Palm, BorneoInflorescence of the natural size in front, with a portion of a leaf behind, and the growing plant in fruit in the distance
588. Group of Cultivated FlowersIn the foreground Dendrobium primulinum, Lindl. and Combretum grandiflorum, G. Don. with a passion-flower (Passiflora laurifolia, Linn.), the white-flowered Bauhinia variegata, Linn
587. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a Peruvian Bark TreeThere are several species of the genus Cinchona yielding bark of different qualities, and they are all natives of Peru, Bolivia, and the adjoining countries in South America, where, however
586. Two cultivated Plants, painted at SingaporeThe central plant, having long leaves, purple beneath, and a curious inflorescence enclosed in two bracts resembling a bivalve shell, and on that account sometimes called the Oyster Plant
585. Scorpion Orchid, cultivated at SingaporeIt is the Arachnanthe moschifera, Blume, a native of the Malayan archipelago; also recorded from Japan, where, however, it is only cultivated
583. Areca, or Betel-Nut Palm, SingaporeThis palm (Areca Catechu, L.) is extensively cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds, which are cut in slices and rolled in the leaves of species of Piper and chewed with lime. See 310
582. Flowers and Fruit of the Doctors Tree, Sarawak, BorneoThis climber (Rourea sp.) is a member of the Connaraceae, a small family allied to the Leguminosae
580. View of Singapore, from Dr. Littles gardenA red-stemmed Palm (Cyrtostachys Lakka, Bee.) and Wine Palm (Caryota mitis, Lour.) in the foreground. For further particulars the reader is referred to the description of 670
579. Tree covered with Epiphytes, and a Palawan tree, Sarawak
577. Flowers and Fruit of the Mangosteen, and Singapore MonkeyThe Mangosteen (Garcinia Mangostana, Linn.) is a native of Malacca, and it is esteemed by many as the best of all tropical fruit
576. Group of Wild Palms, Sarawak, BorneoAreca Catechu, L. (Betel) in flower, Arenga saccharifera, Labill. in fruit. Observe also Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
575. Foliage and Fruit of a Forest Tree of JavaAmoora Aphanamixis, Schult. a member of the Meliaceae
574. A climber in flower and fruit, SarawakThe flowers, although green in colour, are very sweet-scented. It is an Artabotrys (Anonaceae)
573. Mouth of the Kuching River, Sarawak
572. Leaf InsectSee description of 676. Phyllium siccifolium
571. A Clump of Screw Pine and Palm with a glimpse of the riverA strong fibre is obtained from the leaves of some of the Screw pines; and sugar bags are made of the leaves of Pandanus utilis, Bory, a Mauritian species
569. Pitcher Plants with Fern behind, Sarawak, BorneoNepenthes gracilis, Korth. The pitchers on young plants usually differ very much in shape and colouring from those of adult, plants. The fern is Gleichenia linearis
567. Sago Palms in flower, with a glimpse of the river at SarawaThe word Sagus is said to be derived from Sagu, which in the language of the Papuan race signifies bread, and is given to the Palm Metroxylon Sagu, Rottb
566. View from the Istana, Sarawak, BorneoDucu or Dookhau fruit (Lansium domesticum, Jack.) in front
564. View from Matang over the Great Swamp Sarawak, BorneoShadow of the hills at sunset
563. A Mangrove Swamp in Sarawak, BorneoVarious trees and shrubs, belonging to different natural families, that constitute the vegetation of the tidal swamps of warm countries
562. Honeysucker at work, Sarawak, BorneoStachytarpheta mutabilis, Vahl. The genus is numerous in species, all of them native of America, but this species is now common in the tropics of the Old World
560. Flowers of a Dogwood and an Indigo from the HimalayasThe flowers of the Dogwood (Cornus capitata, Wall.) are quite small and many crowded together, each head being subtended by four coloured bracts, that look very much like petals
559. Flowers of a Jasmine and a Pink Begonia, BorneoThis is Jasminum graciliium, Hook. f. a comparatively recent addition to our gardens, and one of the most desirable of an exquisite genus
556. Foliage, Pitchers and Flowers of a Bornean Pitcher Plant, aThe flowers of most species of Nepenthes are less showy than the pitchers. They are unisexual; the males and females being in separate spikes and perhaps always on different plants
555. A Bornean Pitcher Plant, SarawakThe green inside of the pitchers, with two darker green spots or eyes just under the lid, is a noteworthy character of this species of Nepenthes, which is probably an undescribed one
554. Group of Tree Ferns around the spring at Matang, Sarawak
553. The Istana, from the Slanting Bridge, SarawakGardenia, Crinum Northianum, Baker, Nipa fruticans, Betel-nut Palms and Bamboos (Dendrocalamus) in the foreground
552. Flowers and Fruit of the Pomelo, a branch of Hennah, and FlHennah (Lawsonia inermis, Linn.) yields a dye much used by Eastern ladies to dye their hair, eyelids, finger nails, &c. The Pomelo is a variety of Shaddock (Citrus decumana, Linn.)
551. A Sand-binding Plant of Tropical ShoresIpomoea biloba, Forsk. or Goat s-foot is a very common and widely-diffused plant on sandy sea-shores in the tropics. See 380
550. Durian Fruit from a large tree, SarawakThe Durian (Durio zibethinus, L.) is regarded as the king of fruits by the Malays, and most persons agree that it has a very delicious flavour; but it likewise has a very unpleasant smell
548. Walk under Palms, with a glimpse of the River at Sarawak
547. View of the River from the Rajahs Garden, SarawakCrinum august, Roxb. Costus speciosus, Sm. Bamboos (Dendrocalamus), Durian, Mango trees, &c. in the foreground
546. Old Boat-house and Riverside Vegetation, SarawakTrunk of Cocoanut Palm, Areca and Sago Palms, both in fruit, Nipa, &c
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