504. Group of Flowers, painted in Teneriffe
The cactus (Opuntia Dillenii, Haw.) lying in front of the vase is cultivated for its spines, which are used to fasten the bags of cochineal insects to another kind of cactus, on which the insects feed (see 522). The birds are Agapornis pullaria. The
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Date: 2nd June 2011
© RBG KEW
504. Group of Flowers, painted in Teneriffe
The cactus (Opuntia Dillenii, Haw.) lying in front of the vase is cultivated for its spines, which are used to fasten the bags of cochineal insects to another kind of cactus, on which the insects feed (see 522). The birds are Agapornis pullaria. The
© RBG KEW
Media ID 5100193
Artist Blue Cactus Flowers Leaves Marianne North Orange Painting Purple Teneriffe Yellow
Filename: MN_504-004440LA090603_00030.jpg