Leaves Collection (page 8)

788. Fig-tree Village, and its Big Godfather, Illawarra

787. A Bush Fire at Sunset, Queensland
Vast areas of country are devastated by periodical fires

786. Gum Trees and Tree Ferns, Victoria
This Gum is the Eucalyptus amygdalina, Labill. one of the loftiest of the numerous kinds of Gum trees. See 777

778. Australian Spear Lily and an Acacia
There are two species of Doryanthes, the present D. Palmeri, Hill, and D. excelsa, which has a globose inflorescence. They both inhabit Eastern Australia. See 844 in the gallery above

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;

767. Study of the Bunya-Bunya
This noble Conifer, Araucaria bidwillii, Hook. the bunya pine, is perhaps the most valuable indigenous food-tree in Australia, and only grows on one semi-circle of hills, within 100 miles in stretch

764. Study of the West Australian Flame-tree or Fire-tree
It is here associated with various species of Banksia and Hakea, and Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea) on the right, looking over the SwanRiver valley towards the sea. Nuytsia floribunda, R. Br

761. Musk Tree and background of Evergreen Beech, Victoria
The Musk Tree (Olearia argophylla, F. Muell.), is an arboreous Composila, whose ample foliage forms a striking feature in the vegetation of some parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania

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

696. Banana, American Aloe, and Cypress, in a Garden, Java
This Banana, Musa coccinea, Roxb. does not bear an edible fruit. A gave americana, Linn. the American Aloe, is wholly different from the true Aloes of South Africa. See 383, 386, etc

684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in Java
The roots and seeds of Nelumbium speciosum, Willd. were eaten by the Egyptians in the time of Herodotus, as they are at the present time in India; but it long ago disappeared from Egypt-how long ago

628. Wild Flowers of Sarawak, Borneo
In the centre the handsome Coelogyne asperata, Lindl. with the young inflorescences of a plant of the ginger family behind; Pitchers of a species of Nepenthes

594. Foliage and Flowers of the Burmese Thaw-ka or Soka, painted
Amherstia nobilis, Wall. has perhaps the most magnificent flowers of any member of the large family, Leguminosae, to which it belongs

587. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a Peruvian Bark Tree
There 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

565. Palawan Trees, Sarawak, Borneo
This tree ( Tristania Whiteana, Griff.) is easily recognised in the landscape, as i sheds its bark like an Arbutus, leaving the trunk a deep red

367. A. Giant Kniphofia near Grahamstown
Kniphofia is a genus of the Liliaceae numbering about twenty known species, which inhabit Eastern Africa, from Abyssinia to the Cape, and Madagascar. The species here represented (K)

344. View in Singapore, with Nyum-Nyumn tree
Cynometra cauliflora, L. is one of the few arboreous Leguminosae having a fleshy edible seed-vessel. Observe the flowers and fruit are borne on the trunk. See the young, tender foliage in 548

319. Sandal-wood of India
Santalum album, L. is a small tree celebrated by the poets on account of the sweet scent of its wood. An oil is extracted which is used to incense temples, and also medicinally

311. The Kuddum or Cadamba
Anthocephalus Cadamba, Miq. is a Rubiaceous tree often mentioned by poets. It has a deep yellow wood recommended for furniture. The yellowish-brown flowers are small and collected in dense balls

305. The Gool-achin or Caracucha
A tree (Plumeria acutifolia, Poir.) of American origin, commonly planted in Indian gardens, and particularly in cemeteries, because it keeps the graves white with its daily fall of fragrant flowers

303. The Dhak or Bastard Teak
The Dhak (Buteafrondosa, Roxb.) is one of the most striking of the Indian arboreous Leguminosae; its wood and leaves and flowers, the latter dried and reduced to a fine powder, which is sprinkled

295. Holy Basil or Tulsi
A most holy herb is Ocinmum sanctum, L. of the Mint order, grown in pots near every temple and dwelling of devout Hindoos. it is sacred to both Vishnu and Krishna

263. A Darjeeling Oak, festooned with a climber
Quercus lamellosa, Sm. and Thunbergia coccinea, Roxb

250. Young Shoots of the Iron Wood Tree
Ironwood (Mesua ferrea, Linn.) is very widely spread in India, both in a wild state and cultivated. See also 271. The insect is a species of Orthopteron

232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, Borneo
The Pine Apple (Ananas sativus, Mill. var.) is believed to be really indigenous only in Brazil, whence it has spread to other countries, in some of which it has become naturalised and wild

118. Foliage and Flowers of the Mahoe, Jamaica
The dark-coloured wood of this tree (Paritium elatum, G. Don) is most valuable. If not a variety of P. tiliaceum, Juss. it is very closely allied to it;

101. Palma Christi or Castor Oil, painted in Brazil
Behind are some leafless stems bearing clusters of the prickly seed-vessels at the top. The castor-oil tree (Ricinus com munis, L.) is a native of India

60. Flor de Pascua or Easter Flower at Morro Velho, Brazil
This plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Willd. (syn. Poinsettia pulcherrirma, Grah.), is a native of Central America, commonly cultivated in England, but it is not usual to see such large inflorescences

44. Some Brazilian Flowers
A white-flowered Convolvulacea, associated with a species of Dipteracanthus-a shrub smelling like onions, and a yellow-flowered Composita (As-pilia ?) that smells like vanilla

33. Flowers of Cassia corymbosa in Minas Geraes, Brazil
A South American forest tree whose twin leaflets close together at sunset. The insects Pterochroya ocellata are called Leaf Insects (see 676)

31. Inflorescence of the West Indian Pinguin
This, the Bromelia Pinguin of Linnaeus, is a native of the West Indies, where it is also commonly planted for hedges. It belongs to the same family as the Chilian Puya

29. Some Fruits and Vegetables used in Brazil
In front the Ochro (Hibiscus esculentus, L.), the seed-vessels of which are used in thickening soups; the Guianga, a myrtaceous fruit, with a kind of Pumpkin called Borbora

autumn colour

Acer
ACERACEAE, Acer pseudoplatanus brilliantissimum, 190970201CLIB

Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper). Family: Vitaceae

Laurus nobilis, bay tree
Laurus nobilis (bay tree, bay laurel, sweet bay). Family: Lauraceae

Cuminum cyminum, 1789
Illustration of Cuminum cyminum, commonly known as cumin, from Icones Plantarum Medicinal by Joseph Jacob Plenck, 1789, volume 2, plate 192

Large Flowering Sensitive Plant. Mimosa pigra. Illustration from New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus by Robert J. Thornton, London, 1799, Publ. Dr. Thornton. Tab. 17 T.017

Punica granatum, pomegranate. Joseph Jacob Plenck, Icones Plantarum Medicinal, Vol. 4, 1791, Tab. 376, t. 376

Capsicum annuum, chilli pepper. REGNAULT Nicolas Francois (1746-c.1810) and Genevive de Nangis REGNAULT (b.1746). La Botanique mise a la portee de tout le Monde

Juglans regia (walnut), 1887
Illustration of Juglans regia from Kohlers Medicinal Plants, 1887

Cocos nucifera (coconut), 1887
Illustration of Cocos nucifera commonly known as coconut from Kohler; Kohlers Medicinal Plants, 1887, Plate 234

Zea mays, corn (maize). Kohler, Kohlers Medicinal Plants, 1887, Plate 282

Tamarindus indica, 1887
Tamarindus indica, commonly known as tamarind, Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887, volume 2, Plate 180

Foeniculum officinale, fennel
Foeniculum officinale as Foeniculum vulgare, commonly known as sweet fennel. Illustration from Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz by Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome, Vol. 3, 1888

Common European Oak and European White Oak
Quercus robur, the Common European Oak and Quercus pedunculata, the European White Oak, from The North American Sylva, 1865

Harvesting tea leaves, India
Harvesting tea leaves, often known as plucking, India. The leaves need to be picked selectively to maintain the quality of the tea and could not be held in the hand long

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