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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
275. Custard Apple, Native Gooseberry of Sarawak, and Leaf Lo 275. Custard Apple, Native Gooseberry of SarawakAnona squamosa, L. is a tropical American fruit, commonly cultivated in the tropics. In the West Indies the fruit of A. reticulata is called Custard Apple
274. Himalayan Flowers embedded in Maidenhair FernBlue Anemones (Anemone rivularis, Ham.), a purple Columbine (Aquilegia), two species of Arisaema-the taller one A. utile, Hook. the other A. speciosum, Mart. &c
273. Flowers of Darjeeling, IndiaHydrangea altissima, Wall. and yellow Thunbergia lutea, T. And. The large flowers in the circumference of the inflorescence of the Hydrangea are sterile
272. Jain Tower and Temple at Chittore, IndiaA Fig tree growing on the top of the former and loosening the stones which were laid a thousand years ago. The tower is eighty feet high, and the Fig tree is sacred and must not be touched
269. Study of a Deodar, in full cone and clothed with a creeperThe creeper is probably Vitis himalayana, Brandis. Look at 283 and 297
268. Temple in a Dell, Binsur, Kumaon, India
267. Bauhinia Creeper crushing Tombs, Saharunpur, IndiaThe Bauhinia is B. Vahlii, Wight and Arn
266. Loose - skinned Orange of Colombo, CeylonA variety of Citrus Aurantium, Linn
264. The Cobra Plant, under Deodars, at Simla, IndiaArisaema curvatum, Roxb
263. A Darjeeling Oak, festooned with a climberQuercus lamellosa, Sm. and Thunbergia coccinea, Roxb
262. African Baobab Tree in the Princesss Garden at Tanjore, InAdansonia digitata, Linn. the African Baobab, is remarkable for the gigantic proportions of its relatively short trunk, which sometimes, it is recorded
260. Avenue of Indian Rubber Trees at Peradeniya, CeylonFicus elastica, Roxb. is a native of Assam in Northern India, and is familiar to most people in this country in a small state; the evergreen with large glossy leaves so commonly grown in rooms being
259. Iron Pillar of Old Delhi, IndiaThough the English by digging have found that its foundations are only twenty inches below the surface, the Hindoos still maintain that its roots are in the centre of the earth
257. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Forest Tree of IndiaA tree of the same in the distance. This (Lagerstroemnia Flos-reginae, Retz.) is one of the showiest of Indian forest trees when in blossom
255. Indian Rhododendrons and North American HoneysuckleThe Rhododendrons are R. cinnabarinum, Hook, f. yellow and red, and R.formosum, Wall. and the Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens, Ait
254. Foliage and Fruit of the CherimoyerAnona Cherimnolia, Mill. is a delicious fruit of Peru. Several other species of the same genus yield excellent fruits, as A. reticulata, L. See 275
253. Wild Flowers of Kumaon, IndiaOn the left a robust species of Habenaria-H. intermedia, D. Don, with the purple Strobilanthes Wallichii, Nees, above; the large lilac flower is Roscoecs alpine, Royle, and the plant over it
249. Wild Flowers of Mt. Tonglo, Sikkim, IndiaThe trailer with blue flowers is Crawfurdia speciosa, Wall. a Gentianaceous plant, and its.associate Impatiens falcifera, Hook. f
246. Male Inflorescence of a Screw PineTrees of the same behind and Buffaloes wallowing in the mud of the swollen river. Screw Pines are so called in allusion to the spiral arrangement of their long prickly leaves
243. Foliage and Flowers of two Indian RhododendronsThe one having white flowers, R. Griffithianum, Wight, is better known in gardens under the more recent name of R. Auclclandii, Hook. f
242. Ceylon Pitcher Plant and ButterfliesNepenthes distillatoria, Linn. and Papilio crino
239. Wild Flowers of Simla, IndiaLadies Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium cordigerum, D. Don.), Violet (Viola serpens, Wall.), and Ophiopogon intermedius
238. Deodars and the Choor Mountain, from Nahl Dehra, IndiaThe Deodar or India Cedar (Cedrus Deodara, Loud.) is one of the noblest trees of the mountains of North India. See remarks under 297
236 View of the Cathedral Rooks from Mattaran, IndiaMonkeys in the foreground
235. Valley of ferns near Rungaroon, India
234. Foliage and Flowers of the Indian Rhododendron grandeA native of the Sikkim Himalaya, where it forms a tree thirty feet high or more, at elevations of 8000 to 9500 feet. It is in this region that the genus Rhodedendron reaches its greatest development
233. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian TreeTecoma undulata, G. Don, is a most beautiful tree when its hanging branches are laden with flowers
230. View from Rungaroon, near Darjeeling, IndiaAn Old Tree covered with Epiphytes in the foreground
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
227. View from the top of the Waterfall at Ramboddy, CeylonDatura arborea, Bananas and Ironwood tree (Mesua ferrea, L.) in the foreground, and Rice and Tea Plantations in the distance
225. Flowers and Young Fruit of the Chinese BananaMusa chinensis, Sweet, differs little from the common Banana except in stature. See the description of 816
224. Study of Cereals cultivated in Kumaon, IndiaAn old brass chatty, with a Cob of Maize or Indian Corn (Zea Mays, L.) lying in front. The purple brown and the green spikes hanging on the left are varieties of Millet (Setaria sp.)
218. Clump of Bamboo in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, CIt was planted about 1852, and is now probably sixty feet high. This is Dendrocalamus giganteus, Munro
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
216. Wild Flowers of Mussooree, IndiaAlthough wild the cactus (Echinopsis oxygona, Zuec.) and the little yellow Calceolaria are not indigenous in India. The Primulas are indigenous
215. Indian AlmondA tree of the same in the distance on the left. This tree (Terminalia Catappa, L.) is commonly planted in India for shade; and it is remarkable in its mode of branching
214. The Great Grisly Big Tree of the Mariposa Grove. 214. The Great Grisly Big Tree of the Mariposa GroveIt is ninety-three feet seven inches in girth at the base, and about sixty feet at eleven feet from the ground; and its first branch is six feet in diameter
211. Autumn Tints, near Niagara, United States
210. Californian FlowersThe crimson " Snow Plant" (Sarcodes sanguinea, Torr.) grows in decaying vegetable matter in the Big Tree groves and other coniferous woods
209. The Yosemite Waterfall, CaliforniaBalsam Poplars (Populus trichocarpa, Torr. & Gr.) in the foreground. The Upper Yosemite Fall is stated to be about 1550 feet high; and below it the stream descends, by a series of cascades and falls
208. Some Wild Flowers of CaliforniaIn front is the curious Thistle-leaved Sage (Salvia carduacea, Benth.), with a species of Calochortus on the right; a scarlet Catchfly (Silene californica, Dur.)
207. An old Red Cedar on the rocks near West Manchester, MassachThis is one of the " Pencil Cedars, " though actually a Juniper(Junipersvirginiana, Linn.), which ranges from the West Indies and Florida to Hudsons Bay
206. Another View of Lake Tahoe and Nevada Mountains, CaliforniaSee 195 and 202
205. Home of an Old Trapper in the Trunk of a Big Tree, Calavera
203. Group of Californian Wild FlowersBeginning in front, on the left is a yellow Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha, A. Gr.), and behind it the dark blue Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginica, L.)
202. Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaForeground of Yellow Pine and Cypress hung with yellow Lichen
200. View of Mrs. Skinners House at West Manchester MassachusetIndian corn in the foreground
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