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535. View of the Maharajah of Johores House from Major McNair sDurian (Durio zibethinus, L.), and Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis, Sonn.) in the foreground: a small " Red Areca, " Cyrtostachys Lakka, Becc
533. Flowers and Fruit of the Cananga, SingaporeThe highly-scented petals of Cananga odorata, Hook. f. et Thoms. are much loved by the native ladies of the Malay Islands
532. The Breadfruit, painted at SingaporeThe Breadfruit, Artocarpus incisa, Linn. is a tree of moderate size, a native of the South Sea Islands, where its fruit forms the chief food of the inhabitants
531. Flowers of Tacca and bristly Fruit of the RambutanThe long thread-like organs of Tacca cristata, Jack, are bracts which proceed from below the flowers. A favourite fruit in the Malay Archipelago is the Rambutan or Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)
530. The Tapang-Tree, Sarawak, BorneoThe smooth cylindrical trunks of this tree (Koompassia excelsa, Taub.) often rise to a height of 100 feet without a branch
529. Foliage and Flowers of Medinilla magnifierA native of Manilla, and perhaps the most gorgeous of all the numerous Melastomaceae; cultivated at Singapore
528. Aloe and Cochineal Cactus in Flower, TeneriffeAloe vera L. and A. barbadensis, Mill. and Cochineal Cactus, Opuntia coccinellifera, Steud
527. Cherokee Rose with the Peak of Teneriffe in the distanceThe Cherokee Rose (R. laevigata, Michx.) although very common in the South- eastern States of North America is only a colonist there; its native country being China
526. The Canary Islands Pine at Icod, TeneriffeThe vegetation of the Canary Islands presents some strange anomalies, not the least interesting of which is the pine (Pinus canariensis, Ch. Smith) associated with the Date palm
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
524. View of Icod, TeneriffeReeds (Arundo Donax, L.) on the high ground to the left, and Cochineal Gardens below
523. Dragon Tree in a garden at Santa Cruz, TeneriffeThe thick protuberances below the point where the branches are given off are air-roots; they are represented natural size in 507. See the description of 511
522. View in the Cochineal Gardens at Santa Cruz, TeneriffeWomen taking off the rags in which the newly hatched insects (Coccus cacti) are pinned to the Cactus plants (Opuntia coccinellifera, Steud.)
521. Scene in Mr. Smiths Garden, TeneriffeAn arbour covered with the Cherokee Rose (527), and Bougainvillea (108) creeping over Cypress and Myrtle trees
520. Orange Flowers and Fruits, painted in TenerifeThe Orange (Citrus Aurantium, Risso) is cultivated in many parts of the South of Europe, and in other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea
518. Dracunculus canariensis and Cineraria in Flower, Teneriffe
517. Study of Olives, painted in ItalyThe Olive (Olea europaea, L.), is a tree of very slow growth, and is usually small; but it attains a great age, and some of the very old trees have trunks of enormous girth
516. Abyssinian Ensete in a garden in TeneriffeMusa Ensete, Gmel. is the most ornamental of the genus, but its fruit is not edible. It was first discovered by Bruce more than a century ago;
515. A View in the Botanic Garden, Teneriffe
514. View of Puerto de Orotava, Teneriffe, from the Sitio del PaTop of a Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera, L.in the foreground. The Date Palm, though cultivated in Southern Europe and Western Asia, is really more at home in North Africa)
513. View of Sitio del Pardo, 0rotava, TeneriffeThe 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 TeneriffeCacti (Opuntia) and other succulent plants in the foreground; the candelabrumlike inflorescence on the right belongs to the American Aloe (A gave americana, L.)
510. View of the Peak from the bridge of Icod, TeneriffeBananas and Date Palms in the foreground
509. Houseleek and Canary-birds in TeneriffeSeveral kinds of Houseleek (Sempervivum) are very common on roofs and rocks and other dry situations, in the Canaries. Serinus canarius is the scientific name of the canary-bird
508. A Cactus-like Plant growing close to the sea in TeneriffeThis singular shrub (Euphorbia canariensis, Linn.) forms a characteristic feature of the vegetation of the lower zone in the Canaries
504. Group of Flowers, painted in TeneriffeThe 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
503. Dragon Tree at San Juan de Rambla, Teneriffe
502. Flowers of the Pomegranate, painted in TeneriffeThe Pomegranate (Punica Granatum, L.) is believed to be a native of North-Western India; but, as in the case of most plants that have been cultivated from remote times
501. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Capucin Tree of the SeycFor many years the seeds of the Capucin lay in our Museums; and, although it was evident that they belonged to some member of the Sapotacae
500. A group of Palms in Mahe, SeychellesIt is not evident what Palm this is, which grows near the coast-perhaps Dictyosperma alba, Wendl
499. A Tripod Cocoanut, Mahe, SeychellesThe hut is made of the plaited leaves of the cocoanut and roofed with the same in the natural state. In an early state the ovary of the future fruit of the cocoanut is three-celled
498. A Selection of Flowers. Wild and Cultivated, with Puzzle NuCrimson Russelia ]uncea, Zuce. from Mexico, on the right, then whitish Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn. or Horse-radish Tree of tropical countries, and a yellow-brown Stoplzanthus (from Madagascar)
496. The Seychelles Pitcher Plant in blossom and ChamaeleonBehind Lycopodium Phlegmaria, Linn. which is common in humid regions of all tropical countries. See 468
495. Screw-Pines, Palms and Ferns, from path near Venns Town, MThe Screw Pine (Pandanus sechellarum, Balf. f.) on the left is the same species as that in 480, and exhibits perhaps the maximum intensity of aerial root-formation
494. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Tatamaka, PraslinAmong big trees growing on the shores of the Mascarene Islands, tropical Asia and Polynesia, the present (Calophyllum Inophyllum Linn.) is conspicuous alike from its commonness and its beauty
493. View of Round Island and a part of St. Annes from Quaranti
491. The Six-headed Cocoanut Palm of Mahe, SeychellesLike the majority of Palms the cocoanut only branches in consequence of some injury to its terminal growing point. The Doum is an exception
490. Fruit grown in the SeychellesAn attractive and delicious fruit is the Framboisier (Rubus rosaefolius, Sm.) in the boat of Banana leaf, with foliage and flowers by the side
489. A Native Orchid and Butterflies, Mahe, SeychellesAngraecum eburneum, Thouars, is an Orchid of a genus characteristic of the Mascarene Islands and Tropical and South Africa. See 356
486. The highest point in Mahe with dead Capucin trees in the vaA view from Venns Town. Conspicuous in the vegetation are the white, dead trunks of the Capucin Tree (Northea seychellana, Hook)
485. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a common tree of the sea-shoA view from the rocks, with Ile Aride and a part of Curieuse in the distance. This tree (Cordia subcordata, Lam.) is common on the tropical shores of the Old World and throughout Polynesia
484. Life on the coast of Praslin, SeychellesA view from among the crabs on the rocks. The vegetation on the shore consists of cocoanut, Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst
483. Emiles Palm House, Praslin, SeychellesThis sylvan dwelling is constructed of the Cocoanut and Stevensonia Palms, rigged with the leaves of the Coco de Mer, of which the small hut is entirely made
482. Two trailing-plants with Lizard and Moth from Ile Aride, SeAmong generally dispersed tropical plants the red and black-seeded Abruts precatorius, Linn. is one of the commonest; excluding such as are actually weeds of cultivation
479. Waterfall in the Gorge of the Coco de Mer, PraslinOn the left a female, and on the right a male specimen of the Coco de Mer Palm, each bearing its inflorescence. See 475
478. Wild Pine Apples, and Stevensonia and other Palms, PraslinSlevensoniagrandifolia, Duncan, is, or was, common in all the islands, though not found elsewhere. It is a grand Palm growing from forty to fifty feet high, but Verschatfeltia splendida, Wendl
477. Female Coco de Mer bearing Fruit covered with small Green LStudy of perfect and imperfect nuts much reduced from the natural size
474. Coco de Mer Gorge in Praslin, with distant view of Mahe SilThe Coco de Mer or Double Cocoanut (Lodoicea sechellarum, Labill.) is peculiar to the Seychelles, and only abundant in Praslin; but long previous to the discovery of the group, in 1743
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