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6. Seven Snowy Peaks seen from the Araucaria Forest, ChiliA view of the Cordilleras near Angole, with Burning Bush (Embothirium coccineum), an orange-coloured Ground Orchid (Chloraea sp.), the white-flowered Libertia ixioides, Spreng
The Blue Puya and Cactus at home in the Cordilleras by Marianne NorthThe Blue Puya and Cactus at home in the Cordilleras, near Apoquindo, Chili
832 - Distant View of Santiago, Chili. from ApoquindoDistant View of Santiago, Chili. from Apoquindo. - Acacia bushes in the foreground
10. The Baths of Cauquenas in the Cordilleras South of, SantiagoColumnar Cacti, Pitcairnia, Alstroemeria, Echinocactus, calandrinia, etc. in the foreground on the right. These plants are all represented life size in the paintings around
476. Male and Female Trees of the Coco de Mer in PraslinOn the right the taller male trees, which some- times attain a height of 100 feet, but the female is always shorter. The feather-leaved palm in front may be Deckenia
251. Cocoanut Palms on the River Bank near Galle, CeylonFor some information respecting this Palm the reader is referred to the descriptions of 156 and 229
830. Vegetation on a stream at Chanleon, ChiliLomaria procera, Spr. in front with Gunnera scabra, Ruiz. et Pay. and Fabiana imbricata, Ruiz. et Pay. on the right; Araucaria imbricata, Pavon, behind; on the left, yellow Bueddleia globosa, Lam
365. Strelitzia and Sugar Birds, South AfricaThe genus Strelitzia, of which four or five species are known, is peculiar to South Africa, and its botanical affinity is with the Banana (Musa) and with the travellers tree of Madagascar (Ravenala)
4. Puzzle -Monkey Trees and Guanacos, ChiliPehuen is the Chilian name of the familiar Araucaria imbricata, Pav. here represented in full development at home close under the Cordilleras of Chili, where there are no monkeys
481. Moon reflected in a turtle pool, SeychellesA 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
368. Two Flowering Shrubs of: Natal and a TrogonThe brilliant red Schotia speciosa, Jacq. is related to the gorgeous Indian Amnherstia (see 594). The fragrant white Gardenia Thunbergia Linn. f
185. Vegetation of the Desert of ArizonaThere are various Cacti, including the Suarrow or Suguaro of the Mexicans (Cereus giganteus, Englm.), the largest and most striking member of the family, sometimes as much as sixty feet high
832. Distant View of Santiago, Chili, from ApoquindoAcacia bushes in the foreground
568. View down the river at Sarawak, BorneoBoathouse and Palms (Areca Catechu, L.) in the foreground
271. A View in the Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, CeylonAn iron-wood tree (Mesua ferrea, L.) clothed with a young growth of rosy leaves, and a yellow-flowered climber (Bignonia sp. B. unguis ?) with the Directors house on the left
170. Flowers of Jasmine Mango or Frangipani, BrazilA species of Plumeria, whose flowers come before the leaves, and when the latter appear a large caterpillar also often comes and eats them all up
19. View near Quilpue, ChiliOn the rocks in front a gigantic species of Calceolaria, with Puya chilensis, Molina, above, and Boldo trees and Columnar Cacti in the distance
Painting 132, Valley behind the Artist ss house at Gordontown, JamacaPainting 132, Datura arborea. L. is the plant in the foreground
825. View of the Corcovado Mountain, near Rio de Janerio, BrazilThe vegetation comprises Bamboo, Royal Palms (Oreodora regia, H.B.IK.), &c
658. Distant View of Mount Fujiyama, Japan, and WistariaThis beautiful, hardy, climbing shrub Wistaria chinensis, DC. is a native of China and Japan, and was introduced into this country about the year 1816
609. Tea Gathering in Mr. Holles Plantation at Garoet, JavaThe 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 distancCultivated 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
723. View of Mount Earnshaw from the Island in Lake Wakatipe, New ZealandThe trees in the foreground having dense tufts of narrow leaves at the ends of the branches, and large clusters of dirty-white flowers, belong to the Liliaceous genus Cordyline
261. View of Kinchinjunga from TongloView of Kinchinjunga from Tonglo
237. Gardening at Nainee Tal, IndiaOn the other side of the lake, below the Oak Trees, the Willows (Salix babylonica, L.) are seen that formerly shaded the Temple of a Goddess, now covered by a landslip
713. View of Lake Wakatipe, New ZealandNew Zealand Flax (Phormniumn tenax, Forst.) in the foreground. This is the most useful plant in the islands. Half-a-pint of honey juice can be obtained from the flowers of a single plant; a gum is
228. The Taj Mahal at Agra, North-West IndiaThis 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
204. View in a Redwood Forest, CaliforniaThe Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Endl.) is the most valuable tree of the Californian forests, and is almost equal in size to the Big Tree or Mammoth Tree
193. The American Fall from Pearl Island, Niagara
138. View of the Bay of Rio and the Sugar-loaf Mountain, BrazilMarianne North painting 138
466. Smelt-Fishing at Port Victoria, Mah, Seychelles
465. The only Shade in Ile Aride, SeychellesA partially uprooted tree of Terminalia Catappa, Linn. affords the only real shade in the island, and under its welcome branches all the inhabitants assemble
270. Distant View of Kinchinjunga from DarjeelingTree 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
23. A Chilian Cactus in flower and its leafless Parasite in fruiReferring to the various Chilian landscapes, we see that columnar cacti are a conspicuous feature. This, the-commonest species, is Cereus Quisco, Gay, which grows to a height of 1.5 to 20 feet
8. Chilian Palms in the Valley of SaltoJubaea spectabilis, H.B.K. is the only kind of palm native in Chili and although it wants the grace and elegance of many of its family it is not less useful
1. Victoria regiaThis majestic plant and largest off all Water Lilies inhabits many of the rivers of the north-eastern part of South America
741. Scene in a West Australian ForestLarge trees of the Black Butt and Red Gum (Eucalyptus calophylla), with undergrowth of Grass-trees (Xanthorrhoea), Banksia, Kingia, Macrozamia Fraseri, Miq. &c
276. Road up to Nainee Tal, India, in Spring timeThe tree in flower is Ougeinia dalbergioides, Benth
800. View of Pushkar or Pokur, North-west IndiaPokur, or Holy Pokur as it has been called, is about five miles from Ajmere, and is remarkable for the large number of shrines and cenotaphs in the vicinity
50. Landscape at Morro Velho, BrazilIn the foreground is a colony of Butterflies (Helicon phyllis) going to roost on a single segment of a palm leaf, from which they will never move until the suns rays reach them in the morning
705. Palmyra Palms in Flood-timeIllustration of Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as Palmyra palm by Marianne North from Marianne North Collection, Kew, 1870
828. View of the Bell Mountain of Quillota, Chili, with coloniseAmong 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, ChiliSmall Bamboos in the foreground
511. Dragon Tree in the Garden of Mr. Smith, TeneriffeThe Dragon Tree, or more correctly the Dragons Blood Tree (Dracaena Draco, L.), is a native of Teneriffe, and is one of the most celebrated trees in the annals of natural history
497. Native Vanilla hanging from the Wild Orange, . Praslin, SeycVanilla Phalaenopsis, Reichb. f. is endemic in the Seychelles, and, like several other species of the genus, it is leafless. The orange on which it grows is naturalised only in these islands
361. Papyrus or Paper Reed growing in the Ciane, SicilyIn ancient times the Papyrus (Cyperus Papyrus, Linn.)was a plant of great importance, for from its stems was prepared the paper upon which the Egyptians wrote their books, etc
338. Mount Everest or Deodunga, from Sundukpho, North IndiaThis is believed to be the highest peak of the highest range of mountains in the world; its estimated height being 29, 002 feet, or about five miles and a half
24. Sea-shore near Valparaiso, ChiliThe vegetation on the rocks consists largely of Puya, Cereus and Mesembryan-thermum chilense, Molin. This is the only species of the last named genus in Chili
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