Foreground Collection

481. Moon reflected in a turtle pool, Seychelles
A view of St. Annes Island from the artists window at Mahe with an unbroken reflection of the moon in the turtle pool below, and a cocoanut palm in the foreground

568. View down the river at Sarawak, Borneo
Boathouse and Palms (Areca Catechu, L.) in the foreground

609. Tea Gathering in Mr. Holles Plantation at Garoet, Java
The volcano of Goentoen in the distance. In the right foreground Coffee bushes, a Cypress, and some trees of Canarium commune, L

389. Cycads. Screw-pines and Bamboos, with Durban in the distanc
Cultivated in the Durban Botanic Garden, though most of the plants are natives of the country. The Cycads are chiefly species of Zamia, with a small plant of the endemic Stangeria paradoxa, T

261. View of Kinchinjunga from Tonglo
View of Kinchinjunga from Tonglo

228. The Taj Mahal at Agra, North-West India
This magnificent mausoleum was built by the Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Arjamand Benu Begum, who died in 1629. The Taj was finished in 1648

149. View over Port Royal, Jamaica, with Bamboos in the foregrou

270. Distant View of Kinchinjunga from Darjeeling
Tree Ferns and Oaks, festooned with Thunbergia coccinea, Roxb. in the foreground. Kinchinjunga is 28, 136 feet high, and the highest mountain in the world except the neighbouring Mount Everest

828. View of the Bell Mountain of Quillota, Chili, with colonise
Among emigrant plants none has perhaps taken almost sole possession of such vast areas as the European Cardoon (Cynara Cardunculus, Linn.), which is the wild parent of the Jerusalem Artichoke

826. Hot Baths of Cauquenas, Chili
Small Bamboos in the foreground

510. View of the Peak from the bridge of Icod, Teneriffe
Bananas and Date Palms in the foreground

360. Doum and Date Palms on the Nile above Philae, Egypt
Among Palms the Doum (Hyphaene thebaica, Mart.) is remarkable for having normally a branched trunk, instead of a single trunk with a terminal crown of leaves

351. View of the Mountains from the railway between Durban and M
This view is from the highest part of the railway; the undulating foreground is dotted with Cycas trees. See 366

817. View at Peradeniya, Ceylon
Bamboos and Jak-fruit tree in the foreground. See 333

471. Dr. and Mrs. Hoad at home in Praslin, Seychelles
The hencoops and roof-caps consist of single leaves of the Double Cocoanut, and the rest of the roof of other palm leaves. In the foreground are trees of Bombax and Mango

821. View near Tijuca, Brazil, Granite Boulders in the foregroun
The plants in the foreground are overrun by a species of Dodder (Cuscuta americana, L.) from which an orange dye is obtained. A similar parasitical plant often preys on clover in this country

557. View of Matang and River, Sarawak, Borneo
Palms (Arenga saccharifera, Labill. &c.) and Mangosteens in the foreground. Toddy, or Palm Wine, an intoxicating drink, is made from the Arenga and sugar is obtained by boiling

547. View of the River from the Rajahs Garden, Sarawak
Crinum august, Roxb. Costus speciosus, Sm. Bamboos (Dendrocalamus), Durian, Mango trees, &c. in the foreground

227. View from the top of the Waterfall at Ramboddy, Ceylon
Datura arborea, Bananas and Ironwood tree (Mesua ferrea, L.) in the foreground, and Rice and Tea Plantations in the distance

226. View of the Himalaya Mountains from Mussooree
Roses and Rhododendrons in the foreground

196. Rainbow over the Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite, California
Cypress, Douglas Fir, Alder and Dogwood Trees in the foreground

777. Trees near Fernshaw, Victoria
The tall trees are Eucalyptus amygdalina, Labill. most of them more than 300 feet high. Several trees of this species that have been measured were more than 400 feet high;

743. Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Palms in the foreground and avenue of Araucarias behind. The two tall palms are a species of Ptychosperma;.the dwarf one behind, Areca Northiana, Hill; with Kentia minor, F. Muell. on the right

738. View in the Brisbane Botanic Garden
A Moreton Bay Pine (Araucaria Cunninghami, .Ait.) in the foreground and an American Tacsonia in front

804. The Kluet Volcano, from Ngantang, Java

782. Karri Gums, near the Warren River; West Australia
Casuarinas and Emus in the Foreground. The Karri Gum trees (Eucalyptus diversicolor, F. Muell.) are among the tallest trees in the world

701. View of the Village of Tosari, Java
The Ardjuno Volcano seen across the rich Plain. The tall slender trees in the foreground are Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst

686. Volcanoes from Temangong, with Sugar Palms in the foregroun
The trunk of this palm (Arenga saccharifera, Lab.) when dead is hollow, and furnishes very durable underground water-pipes

668. View from Malang, Java
Mat Houses, and a large Tree in the foreground

667. Cascade at Tji Boddas, Java
Tree Ferns and Amomum plants in the foreground

290. Pine-clad slopes of Nagkunda, North India, and view of the
Taken from outside of the Artists paper window. In the foreground, on the right, is the top of a pine tree, clipped and trained so as to resemble a bank of turf from where the artist sat

646. The Gader Volcano, Java, from Sindang Laya
A young Casuarina, and Datura arborea in the foreground with an Erythrina in flower and a Furcraea poling on the left

622. Another View of Papandayang, with Jak fruit Tree in the for

580. View of Singapore, from Dr. Littles garden
A 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

553. The Istana, from the Slanting Bridge, Sarawak
Gardenia, Crinum Northianum, Baker, Nipa fruticans, Betel-nut Palms and Bamboos (Dendrocalamus) in the foreground

513. View of Sitio del Pardo, 0rotava, Teneriffe
The succulent plants on the rocks in the foreground belong to the genera Kleinia, Aloe, Euphorbia, Opuntia, &c. Plants having thick

512. View of the Peak of Teneriffe
Cacti (Opuntia) and other succulent plants in the foreground; the candelabrumlike inflorescence on the right belongs to the American Aloe (A gave americana, L.)

461. Round Island and Ile Aride from Long Island, Seychelles
In the foreground from left to right, Filao( Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst.), Screw-Pine ( Pandanus sp.) and Cashew-nut (Anacardium occidentale)

373. The Gates of St. Johns River, Kaffraria. 373. The Gates of St. Johns River, Kaffraria
Bishop Galloways house in the foreground

359. Looking seaward from the mouth of St. Johns River, Kaffrar
Various Aloes and the banana-like Strelitzia augusta, Thunb. on the rocks in the foreground. Flowers of the Strelitzia in 369

325. Deodar Grove at Simla, with Wild Rose in the foreground
See description of 297

322. Bridge of Chittore in Rajpootana
Ailantus, glandulosa, , and tomb in the foreground

236 View of the Cathedral Rooks from Mattaran, India
Monkeys in the foreground

230. View from Rungaroon, near Darjeeling, India
An Old Tree covered with Epiphytes in the foreground

202. Lake Tahoe, California
Foreground of Yellow Pine and Cypress hung with yellow Lichen

195. A View of Lake Tahoe and Nevada Mountaina, California
Pine Trees (Pinus ponderosa, Dougl.) in the foreground

172. View from Spring Gardens, Buffs Bay, Jamaica
Cocoanut Palms, Bread Fruit Trees, and Trumpet Tree in the foreground

164. View over 0chos Rios, Jamaica
The beginning of a river flowing out of the limestone caves, beneath masses of bananas and Colocasia Antiquorum, Schott. and finding its way down through the terraces of Allspice

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