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Background imageMarianne North Collection: 483. Emiles Palm House, Praslin, Seychelles

483. Emiles Palm House, Praslin, Seychelles
This 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

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 482. Two trailing-plants with Lizard and Moth from Ile Aride, Se

482. Two trailing-plants with Lizard and Moth from Ile Aride, Se
Among 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

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 481. Moon reflected in a turtle pool, Seychelles

481. Moon reflected in a turtle pool, Seychelles
A 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

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 479. Waterfall in the Gorge of the Coco de Mer, Praslin

479. Waterfall in the Gorge of the Coco de Mer, Praslin
On the left a female, and on the right a male specimen of the Coco de Mer Palm, each bearing its inflorescence. See 475

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 478. Wild Pine Apples, and Stevensonia and other Palms, Praslin

478. Wild Pine Apples, and Stevensonia and other Palms, Praslin
Slevensoniagrandifolia, 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

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 477. Female Coco de Mer bearing Fruit covered with small Green L

477. Female Coco de Mer bearing Fruit covered with small Green L
Study of perfect and imperfect nuts much reduced from the natural size

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 474. Coco de Mer Gorge in Praslin, with distant view of Mahe Sil

474. Coco de Mer Gorge in Praslin, with distant view of Mahe Sil
The 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

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 473. Screw-Pines on the hills of Mahe, Seychelles

473. Screw-Pines on the hills of Mahe, Seychelles
This is probably the endemic Pandanus Hornei, Balf. f. or there may be more than one species. P. Hornei branches freely and grows to a height of sixty feet, but in striking contrast to P

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 470. Screw-Pines, Palms, Tree-Ferns, and Cinnamon Trees on the h

470. Screw-Pines, Palms, Tree-Ferns, and Cinnamon Trees on the h
Cyathea sechellarum, Mett. is the only tree-fern found on these islands. It is common, and in favourable situations, the trunk reaches a height of forty to fifty feet

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 469. Veloutier Blanc and pair of Martins, Seychelles

469. Veloutier Blanc and pair of Martins, Seychelles
Scaevola Koenigii, Vahl, the Veloutier Blanc of the Seychelles is a common littoral shrub in the tropics of the Old World and Polynesia, including many of the very remote islands

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 468. Seychelles Pitcher Plant and Bilimb Marron

468. Seychelles Pitcher Plant and Bilimb Marron
The first (Nepenthes Pervillei, Blume) inhabits only the mountain region of Mahe; while the second, though likewise peculiar to the islands

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 461. Round Island and Ile Aride from Long Island, Seychelles

461. Round Island and Ile Aride from Long Island, Seychelles
In the foreground from left to right, Filao( Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst.), Screw-Pine ( Pandanus sp.) and Cashew-nut (Anacardium occidentale)

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 459. Wormia and Flagellaria in the Seychelles

459. Wormia and Flagellaria in the Seychelles
Wormia ferruginea, Baill. is an endemic species of a small genus represented in Madagascar, and ranging from India through the Archipelago to North Australia

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 457. Wild Chestnut and Climbing Plant of South Africa

457. Wild Chestnut and Climbing Plant of South Africa
Calodendron capense, Thunb. the Wild Chestnut, is one of the finest as well as one of the showiest of South African trees

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 456. Haemanthus and other South African Flowers

456. Haemanthus and other South African Flowers
In front a dwarf species of Erythrina and Eucomnispunctata, Alt. var. with Haemanth its magnificus, Herb. var. superbus, Baker, and above on the right, the purple brown Tulbaghia alliacea, Linn

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 455. Red Water-Lily

455. Red Water-Lily
This is the Indian Nymphaea Lotus, Linn. See also 818

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 452. Flowers of Tulbagh, South Africa

452. Flowers of Tulbagh, South Africa
Quaking Grass (Briza maxima, Linn.), a crimson Babiana blue Lapeyrousia corymbosa, Ker, small yellow Rochea on the right, pale yellow Homeria collina, orange Ornithogalum

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 451. Coming out of a. Cape Beauty. 451. Coming out of a. Cape Beauty

451. Coming out of a. Cape Beauty. 451. Coming out of a. Cape Beauty
This young Ostrich turned its head from side to side to listen to voices while still half-enclosed in the shell

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 450. Looking over an expanse of Leucadendron towards Ceres and M

450. Looking over an expanse of Leucadendron towards Ceres and M
The taller plants with dark coloured cones in the forks of the branches are the females, and the other the males of Leucadendron platyspermum, R. Br. In front the two sexes are represented life-size

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 449. South African Flowers in a wooden Kaffir Bowl

449. South African Flowers in a wooden Kaffir Bowl
Above, on the right, white flowers and prickly fruit of Gomphocarpus fruticosus, -Ait. then the red flowers and fruits of " Anteliza" (Antholyza aethiopica, Linn.), and the fleshcoloured

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 447. Four South African Plants

447. Four South African Plants
Scarlet Cyrtanthus angustifolius, Ait. variegated aroid (Richardia albo-macu-lata, Hook.), a yellow and purple Moraea, and Spekboom (Portulacaria afra, Jacq.) behind, see 414

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 445. Scene in Dr. Atherstones Garden, Grahamstown

445. Scene in Dr. Atherstones Garden, Grahamstown
The small, flat-topped house is almost wholly concealed by creepers, a window only being discernible. Here the owner has assembled plants from all quarters of the globe

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 443. South African Flowers, and Snake - headed Cater pillars

443. South African Flowers, and Snake - headed Cater pillars
Behind Beqonia natalensis, Hook. and a small fern (Pellaea hastata, Link.) with a blue-flowered Disa on the right, probably D. venusta. Bolus, and Streptocarpus Rexii, Lindl. in front

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 442. View with Aloes and Euphorbias near Grahamstown

442. View with Aloes and Euphorbias near Grahamstown
Painted at a Christmas picnic

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 441. Green-flowered Ixia, and other Cape Singularities

441. Green-flowered Ixia, and other Cape Singularities
The blue-green Ixia viridiftora, Lam. is the most noteworthy in this selection of flowers, painted at Ceres. There is, or was

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 440. Earth-nut and a Prickly Gourd, St. Johns, Kaffraria

440. Earth-nut and a Prickly Gourd, St. Johns, Kaffraria
Arachis hypogaea, Linn. the Earth-nut, is one of a few plants belonging to various families, which, after flowering, wriggle their seed-vessels into the earth, where the seed ripens

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 439. View on the Kowie River, with Trumpet Flower in front

439. View on the Kowie River, with Trumpet Flower in front
Painted from Dr. Beckers Verandah, Port Alfred. Tecoma Mackenii, is the finest of the very few Bignoniaceae indigenous in South Africa. The bird perched thereon is Ploceus capensis

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 437. Giant Everlasting and Protea, on the Hills near Port Elizab

437. Giant Everlasting and Protea, on the Hills near Port Elizab
Helipterum phlomoides, DC. is one of the most remarkable of the many kinds of " Everlasting" found in South Africa

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 436. Flowers of the Sandy Flats, near Cape Town

436. Flowers of the Sandy Flats, near Cape Town
A root-parasite, Hyobanche sanguinea, Linn. at the bottom, on the right, with white Freesia Leichtlinii, Klatt, dark purple and yellow, Sparaxis tricolor, Ker

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 434. The South African Doornboom, and Fingo Huts, 1882

434. The South African Doornboom, and Fingo Huts, 1882
Oil on paper by Marianne North, 1882. Many of the Acacias are formidably armed with spines, but perhaps none more so than Acacia horrida, Willd. the Doornboom or Thorn Tree of South Africa

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 433. The Blue Plumbago in contrast, Van Staadens Kloof

433. The Blue Plumbago in contrast, Van Staadens Kloof
Blue of the particular shade of Plumbago capensis, Thunb. is exceedingly rare in the vegetable kingdom. The white-flowered orchid here is Angraecum arcuatum, Lindl

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 432. Aloes and Plumbago near Grahamatown, South Africa

432. Aloes and Plumbago near Grahamatown, South Africa

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 431. A South African Specialty

431. A South African Specialty
Like so many other South African genera of plants, Stapelia presents an almost indefinite number of forms or species. In this genus the differences are in the shape of the leafless, succulent stems

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 429. Flowers of the Wagenboom and a Podalyria, and Honeysuckers

429. Flowers of the Wagenboom and a Podalyria, and Honeysuckers
Wagenboom or Wagon-tree (Protea grandiflora, Thunb.), like many of the other so-called trees of South Africa, is of quite small dimensions; but its very hard wood is serviceable for making

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 428. Pendulous Sparaxis and Long-tailed Finch in Van Staadens K

428. Pendulous Sparaxis and Long-tailed Finch in Van Staadens K
South Africa is the richest part of the world in Iridaceous plants, and the beautiful Dierarma pulcherrima, Baker (better known as Sparaxis puleherrima, Hook.), here represented

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 427. Antics of Ants among the Flowers

427. Antics of Ants among the Flowers
When painting these Proteas (Protect mellifera, Thunb. and another species below, the artist was not a little surprised to see the florets rising and wriggling)

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 426. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the South African Silver Tre

426. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the South African Silver Tre
On the right below is a head of female flowers, and above on the left a ripe cone, from which the dry plumed perianths are wafting away the seeds

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 425. View from the Steps of Table Mountain through a Wood of Sil

425. View from the Steps of Table Mountain through a Wood of Sil
The Silver Tree (Leucadendron (argenteum, R. Br.), characterises the vegetation of the slopes on the eastern side of Table Mountain, where alone it grows plentifully in a wild state

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 424. View of Table Mountain, looking from Groat Post

424. View of Table Mountain, looking from Groat Post

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 423. A Medley from Groot Post, South Africa

423. A Medley from Groot Post, South Africa
The prominent orange-coloured plant is a leafless root-parasite (Hyobanche sp.) with Babiana rubro-coerulea, Ker, on the right; on the left rose and yellow Rornulea sp

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 422. south African Sundews and other Flowers

422. south African Sundews and other Flowers
Above, a plant of the elegant and beautiful Monsonia speciosa, Linn. (Geraniaeae) with Babiana rubro-coerulea, Reichb. ? on the right, and Homeria miniata, Sweet, on the left

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 421. Tree Aloes and Mesembryanthemums above Van Staadens Kloo

421. Tree Aloes and Mesembryanthemums above Van Staadens Kloo
Aloe saponaria, Haw. is the stemless species, and the arboreous one is A. africana, Mill. or an allied species. Trailing on the ground is a species of Mesembryanthemurn; behind the Aloe

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 420. A South African Water-Plant in Flower and Fruit

420. A South African Water-Plant in Flower and Fruit
The " Water Uyentjes" (Aponogeton distachyum, Thunb.) is eaten as a salad at the Cape of Good Hope. As happens with many other water plants

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 416. An Old Friend and its Associates in South Africa

416. An Old Friend and its Associates in South Africa
The old friend is Pelargonium peltatum, Alt. one of the parents of the many beautiful varieties of ivy-leaved Pelargoniums now in cultivation, associated with the yellow Lissochilus speciosus, R. Br

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 415. Honeyflowers and Honeysuckers, South Africa

415. Honeyflowers and Honeysuckers, South Africa
The Sugar Bush (Protect mellifera, Thunb.) is one of a numerous genus of South African shrubs remarkable for their large showy flower-heads. See description of 410

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 414. Fat Plants of the Addo Bush, South Africa

414. Fat Plants of the Addo Bush, South Africa
Flowers of a Cotyledon with a tuft of the same, and Portulacaria afra, Jacq. (Spekboom or Elephants Food) on the right. Among the other flowers Haemanthus, a tall Aloe, and Schotia speciosa, Jacq

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 413. A South African Sundew and Associate

413. A South African Sundew and Associate
Drosera cistiflora, Linn. as this Sundew is named, as far surpasses our native species in the size and colour of the flowers as our cultivated Pelargoniums do their wild ancestors in South Africa

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 412. Lachenalias and Butterflies, South Africa

412. Lachenalias and Butterflies, South Africa
Lachenalia orchioides, Ait. and L. pallida, Ait. here represented are among the less showy sisters of the brilliantly coloured L. tricolour, Thunb. and others in cultivation from the same country




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