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240. Some of Mrs. Camerons Models, with Cocoanut and Teak TreeThe Teak trees are on the left
231. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of an African Tree painted in IThis tree (Kigelia pinnata, DO.), inhabits both the east and west sides of tropical Africa, and presents a most singular appearance when in fruit, the pods being sometimes two feet or more in length
217. The South Indian RhododendronThis (Rhododendron nidagiricum, Zenk.) is the only species found in the Peninsula of India. Some botanists have regarded itas distinct from the Himalayan R
201. View of Lake Donner, Sierra NevadaThe Great Pacific Railway on the right
356. Angraecum and Urania Moth of MadagascarThe genus Angraecum numbers about 250 species, inhabiting the Mascarene Islands and Tropical and South Africa; and their flowers vary in size from less than a quarter of an inch long in A
179. View in the Fernwalk, JamaicaThis is at an elevation of 5000 feet above the sea, and it is nearly always bathed in a mist
169. Two Tropical American FlowersThe one having white flowers (Utricularia montana, Jacq.) is a congener of the Bladderworts of our ponds and ditches. It has a wide range of distribution
137. Foliage and Fruit of the Akee, JamaicaBlighia sapida, Kon. is a tree, native of Guinea and other parts of tropical Africa, and was conveyed to Jamaica in 1778 in a Slave ship under the name Akee
128. Foliage and Flowers of the Loquat or Japanese Medlar, BraziThe Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, Lindl.) is a native of China and Japan, and is closely related to our Medlar, bearing a singular edible fruit (see 155)
127. Foliage and Flowers of the Cinnamon TreeThis tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, B1.), whose fragrant aromatic bark is the cinnamon of commerce, is a native of Ceylon, but it is cultivated and has become wild in Jamaica
87. Group of Brazilian Forest Wild Flowers and BerriesLying in front, on the left, is a head of the handsome orange-red Amarantacea (Gomphrena officinalis, Mart.); above it a Melastomacea in fruit; the azure-blue flowers of a Stachytarpheta; the crimson
79. View of the Old Gold Works at Morro Velho, Brazil
49. Trees laden with Parasites and Epiphytes in a Brazilian Gard
46. Flowers cultivated in the Botanic Garden, Rio Janeiro, BraziRed and White Indian Water Lilies, with the large flowers of Solandra ? and the crimson flowers of an Australian shrub (Calothamnos sp.)
43. Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foregroundThe palm is apparently a species of Cocos, a considerable genus restricted to South America, except C. nucifera, the cocoa-nut
2. Common TobaccoA plant belonging to the same-family as the Potato. Several other kinds of tobacco are culti-vated, but this kind (Nicotiana Tabacum)
53. View of the Piedade Mountains, from Congo, Brazil
No. 767. Study of the Bunya-BunyaOil on board, no date. Study of the Bunya-Bunya. This noble Conifer, Araucaria Bidwillii, Hook. is perhaps the most valuable food-tree indigenous in Australia
View in the Forest on Mount Wellington, TasmaniaOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; The large tree with dark foliage in the centre is a species of Beech-Birch of the colonists
Possum up a Gum TreeOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; The Opossum feeds on the leaves of Eucalyptus paniculata, Sm. and Loranthus aurantiacus, A.Cunn
221. Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree, 1878Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree (Phanera variegata). Oil on board by Marianne North, 1878
838. Adams Needle or Yucca, about half natural sizeYucca gloriosa, L. is a very old inhabitant of English gardens, having been cultivated during the latter half of the sixteenth century by Gerard and Parkinson
831. Wild Flowers and Fruits of the Salinas, ChiliEchinocactus sp. in fruit, above it Ephedra andina, Poepp. in fruit, and a sprig of a white variety of the same in front, with the globular, green flower heads of Eryngiumn paniculatum, Cay
829. One of the Volcanoes of the Cordilleras, from Poplar AvenueOn the left is a cottage, and on the right a large oven, as they are commonly constructed in Chili
827. View in the Salinas, ChiliThe principal plants on the rocks are the yellow and blue Puyas and the Cereus represented natural size in Nos. 23, 26, and 19
817. View at Peradeniya, CeylonBamboos and Jak-fruit tree in the foreground. See 333
773. View in the Bunya-Bunya Forest, Queensland, and KangaroosThe tall trees having slender spreading branches, leafy only at the tips, are the Bunya-Bunya, Araucaria Bidwillii, Hook. See description of 767
772. West Australian VegetationFlowers and fruiting cones in various stages of development, of Banksia coccinea. R. Br.; and flowers of a climbing Papilionacea (Gompholobium polymorphum, R)
749. Two Australian shrubs, with Sydney Harbour belowThe climber with pinnate leaves is Tecoma austrails, R. Br. and the other a species of Callistemon, probably C. lanceolatus, DC
718. The Australian Parrot FlowerThis brilliantly coloured flower, also called Sturts Pea or Glory Pea (Clianthus Dampieri. A. Cunn.), if not very common, has a wide range, occurring in New South Wales, South Australia
641. Japanese Chrysanthemums, cultivated in this country
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
534. Orchid and Ferns of Sarawak, BorneoThe Orchid is Eria ornata, Lindl. and the ferns are Polypodium Phymatodes and P. drynaria
525. Old Manor of Castro, TeneriffeTree-heath (Erica arborea, L.) and Cinerarias (Cineraria cruenta, L.) in blossom. This is the wild parent of the many coloured varieties of Cineraria grown in greenhouses in this country
503. Dragon Tree at San Juan de Rambla, Teneriffe
480. View of the South Coast of Mahe and Schools of Venns TowPandanus sechellarum, Baif. f. sending down roots almost from the top, Cyathea sechellarurm, Mett. and other vegetation
471. Dr. and Mrs. Hoad at home in Praslin, SeychellesThe 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
467. Palms, Capucin Trees, etc. on the cliffs near Venns TownThe prominent Palm is Stevensonia grandifolia, Duncan, with Screw-Pines on the left. Behind are dead and living trees of the Capucin (Northea seychellana, Hook)
386. Aloes at NatalIn front is a portion of the inflorescence, natural size, of the arboreous one; to the left is a plant of a species which does not form a trunk. It is near, if not true, Aloe latifolia
380. A common Plant on sandy sea-shores in the TropicsThis lovely trailer (Ipomoea blob, Forsk, is found on almost all sandy sea-shores in the tropics as well as in some subtropical regions, including many of the most remote oceanic islands)
376. Male Papaw with Flowers and Imperfect FruitUsually the male and female flowers of the Papaw (Carica Papaya, Linn.) are borne on separate plants, the former on long hanging branches, the latter on very short stalks
374. Looking up Stream from the mouth of the St. Johns River, KVarious Aloes, Strelitzia augusta, and Mesembryanthemum on the rocks in front
279. African Baobab Trees, a large Tamarind, the God Aiyanar andThe god and his wives are supposed to take a ride every night, leaving good gifts at the houses of all who give them earthenware horses
229. Cocoanut Palms on the coast near Galle, CeylonDead leaves are tied to the trunks of the Cocoanut Palm in Ceylon to tell by their rustling when thieves are climbing over them this at least is the popular explanation
213. Ghost of a Big Tree, Calaveras Grove, CaliforniaThis tree was barked up to a height of 116 feet, and the bark exhibited at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, until destroyed by fire a few years ago
190. Foliage and Flowers of the Californian Dogwood, and HummingAt first sight the inflorescence of the Dogwood (Cornus Nuttalii, Audubon), seems so like the flowers of a Clematis that one might take it to be a flower
161. View over Kingston and Port Royal from Craigton, JamaicaStar Apple Trees (Chrysophyllum Cainito, L.) intshe foreground, the fruit of which is represented in 107
94. Oil Palm at Tijuca, Brazil
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