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Background imageMarianne North Collection: 200. View of Mrs. Skinners House at West Manchester Massachuset

200. View of Mrs. Skinners House at West Manchester Massachuset
Indian corn in the foreground

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 199. Flowers of North American Trees and Shrubs

199. Flowers of North American Trees and Shrubs
The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera, L.), the False Akcacia or Locust Tree (Robinia Pseudacacia, L.), and the Calicoe Bush or Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia, L.)

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 198. A Fallen Giant, Calaveras Grove, California

198. A Fallen Giant, Calaveras Grove, California

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 197. On the Rocks, near West Manchester, Massachusetts

197. On the Rocks, near West Manchester, Massachusetts

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 194. Wild Flowers from the Neighbourhood of New York

194. Wild Flowers from the Neighbourhood of New York
In front, on the left, is the singular Cancer Root, or Naked Broomrape (Aphyllon uniflorum, Torr. & Gr.), a root-para- site allied to our Broomrapes

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 190. Foliage and Flowers of the Californian Dogwood, and Humming

190. Foliage and Flowers of the Californian Dogwood, and Humming
At 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

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 189. The Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, California

189. The Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, California
Consult the description of 154t

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 188. Old Cypress or Juniper Tree, Nevada Mountains, California

188. Old Cypress or Juniper Tree, Nevada Mountains, California

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 184. Castor and Pollux in the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, Ca 184. Castor

184. Castor and Pollux in the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, Ca 184. Castor
184. " Castor and Pollux" in the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, Ca 184. " Castor and Pollux" in the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, Ca

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 183. Study of Cocoanut Palm

183. Study of Cocoanut Palm
Mango in flower and Sugar Plantations beyond. See descriptions of 229, 309, and 688

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 182. Study of the Plant of Life. 182. Study of the Plant of Life

182. Study of the Plant of Life. 182. Study of the Plant of Life
This is Bryophyllum calycinum, Salisb. with Ipomoea purpurea, L. and Thunbergia alata, Boj. plants naturalised in Jamaica

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 181. View on the Flamsted Road, Jamaica

181. View on the Flamsted Road, Jamaica
Mango tree in flower, Cabbage Palm, Bananas, and Bamboos

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 180. Group of Flowers, Wild and Cultivated, in Jamaica

180. Group of Flowers, Wild and Cultivated, in Jamaica
The large white flower (Portlandia grandiflora, L.) in the centre and the lovely blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea rubro-coerulea, Hook.), are two of the most beautiful of all climbing plants

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 178. Snake Tree and Bamboos, on Spanish River, Jamaica

178. Snake Tree and Bamboos, on Spanish River, Jamaica
The botanical name of the Snake Tree has not been ascertained. It is so called on account of its twining aerial roots

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 176. Great Cotton Tree, Jamaica

176. Great Cotton Tree, Jamaica
Before the discovery of the Californian Big Tree and the larger Gum Trees of Australia, this (Eriodendron anfractuosum, DC.) -was one of the tallest trees known

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 175. Study of Screw Pine

175. Study of Screw Pine

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 174. Study of Cocoanut Palm

174. Study of Cocoanut Palm
See 156 and 229

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 173. Under the Redwood Trees at Goerneville, California

173. Under the Redwood Trees at Goerneville, California
Consult the description of 204

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 172. View from Spring Gardens, Buffs Bay, Jamaica

172. View from Spring Gardens, Buffs Bay, Jamaica
Cocoanut Palms, Bread Fruit Trees, and Trumpet Tree in the foreground

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 171. Locking into the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, California

171. Locking into the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, California
See the description of 154

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 168. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of Lignum Vitae, Jamaica

168. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of Lignum Vitae, Jamaica
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum officinale, L.) is an exceedingly hard wood, used for making pulley blocks, rulers, pestles, &c.; and the resin called gum guaiacum is an exudation from the stem

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 167. View of the Sandy River at Spanish Town, Jamaica

167. View of the Sandy River at Spanish Town, Jamaica

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 166. One of the Sources of the Roaring River, Jamaica. 166. One of the Sources of the Roaring

166. One of the Sources of the Roaring River, Jamaica. 166. One of the Sources of the Roaring River, Jamaica
Trees of Grias cauliflora, L. embedded in stalagmites

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 165. Cultivated and Wild Flowers, Jamaica

165. Cultivated and Wild Flowers, Jamaica
Large inflorescence of Spathodea campanulata, Beauv. a West African Bignoniacea, with flowers of Cordia spp. a Rubiacea, and of the blue Clitorica ternatea, L

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 164. View over 0chos Rios, Jamaica

164. View over 0chos Rios, Jamaica
The beginning of a river flowing out of the limestone caves, beneath masses of bananas and Colocasia Antiquorum, Schott. and finding its way down through the terraces of Allspice

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 163. Study of Gulf Weed

163. Study of Gulf Weed
Sargassum vulgar, Agardh, is a seaweed that accumulates in enormous quantities in the warm Gulf Stream of the Atlantic

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 162. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a variety of Guava

162. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a variety of Guava

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 161. View over Kingston and Port Royal from Craigton, Jamaica

161. View over Kingston and Port Royal from Craigton, Jamaica
Star Apple Trees (Chrysophyllum Cainito, L.) intshe foreground, the fruit of which is represented in 107

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 160. Foliage and Fruit of Arnatto and Foliage and J lowers of

160. Foliage and Fruit of Arnatto and Foliage and J lowers of
These are both dye plants indigenous in tropical America. Arnatto, Bixa Orellana, Linn. is used for dyeing silks an orange-yellow and colouring cheese

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 159. Group of small Palms, Rio Janeiro, Brazil

159. Group of small Palms, Rio Janeiro, Brazil
A species of Bactris, of which genus it is estimated that there are at least one hundred distinct species, all natives of tropical America

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 158. Flowers of a Shrubby Convolvulus, Jamaica

158. Flowers of a Shrubby Convolvulus, Jamaica

Background imageMarianne North Collection: Date Palm and Hut, near Craigton, Jamaica, 1882

Date Palm and Hut, near Craigton, Jamaica, 1882
Marianne North painting no 157. Alpinia nutans, Roscoe, in the foreground.This showy plant is represented natural size in 123

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 156. Inflorescence and ripe Nuts of the Cocoanut Palm

156. Inflorescence and ripe Nuts of the Cocoanut Palm
The inflorescence of the Cocoanut (Cocos nucifera, Linn.) is a branched spadix bearing innumerable flowers, only a few of which are female and fertile, the rest containing only stamens

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 155. Foliage and Fruit of the Loquat, or Japanese Medlar, Bra

155. Foliage and Fruit of the Loquat, or Japanese Medlar, Bra
Eriobotrya japonica, Lindl. is a native of Japan, cultivated in Brazil and elsewhere. The flowers are represented in 128

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 154. The Calaveras Grove of the Big Tree, or Wellingtonia, in th

154. The Calaveras Grove of the Big Tree, or Wellingtonia, in th
The Big or Mammoth Tree, Sequoia gigantea, Decaisne (syn. Wellingtonia gigantea, Lindl.), is here associated with the Sugar Pine (Pinus Lambertiana, Dougl.)

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 153. Foliage, flowers, and fruit of the Coffee, Jamaica

153. Foliage, flowers, and fruit of the Coffee, Jamaica
This is a small tree or shrub, native of the mountains of eastern tropical Africa, now cultivated and naturalised in the lower mountainous regions of many other tropical countries

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 152. The Bilimbi or Blimbing, Jamaica

152. The Bilimbi or Blimbing, Jamaica
Averrhoa Bilimbi, L. is a small tree, native of the Malayan Islands, cultivated for its fruit, which makes good tarts; a cooling drink is also prepared from it

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 151. Flowers of a Brazilian Coral Tree and Vegetable Mercury

151. Flowers of a Brazilian Coral Tree and Vegetable Mercury
Erythrina sp. and Brunjelsia Hopoeana, Benth. (syn. F rqniscea loeana, Hook.). The latter is used medicinally, hence the popular name

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 151. Flowers of a Brazilian Coral Tree and Vegetable Mercury

151. Flowers of a Brazilian Coral Tree and Vegetable Mercury
Erythrina sp. and Brunjelsia Hopoeana, Benth. (syn. F rqniscea loeana, Hook.). The latter is used medicinally, hence the popular name

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 148. Valley of Bamboos, near Bath, Jamaica

148. Valley of Bamboos, near Bath, Jamaica
The arboreous grasses called Bamboos form a very prominent feature in the vegetation of most tropical countries, and more especially of tropical Asia, where the true Bamboos (i.e)

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 147. Cultivated Flowers; painted in Jamaica

147. Cultivated Flowers; painted in Jamaica
Below on the left is a white-flowered Gardenia, and the showy scarlet Passiflora quadriglandulos, Rodsch. (syn. Tacsaonia sanquinea, DC.); above, Datura sanguinea, L. and Broughtonia sasnguinea, R

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 146. The Garden of Kings House, Spanish Town, Jamaica

146. The Garden of Kings House, Spanish Town, Jamaica
A tree of Spathodea campanulata, Beauv. &c. An inflorescence of the Spathodea, which is a native of west tropical Africa, is represented natural size in 165

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 145. Study of Banana and Trumpet Tree, Jamaica

145. Study of Banana and Trumpet Tree, Jamaica
Consult the descriptions of 120 and 823

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 144. Bermuda Mount, Jamaica

144. Bermuda Mount, Jamaica
A Calabash Tree (Crescentia Cujete, L.) covered with Epiphytes, in the foreground, see 111

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 143. Brazilian Wild Flowers

143. Brazilian Wild Flowers
In front on the bottom is the orange and red inflorescence of a species of Aphelandra; above it the lilac flowers of Lisianthus inflatus, Mart

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 142. Ground Orchid, Carqueja and Giant Snail, Brazil

142. Ground Orchid, Carqueja and Giant Snail, Brazil
Epistephium sclerophyllum, Lindl. Baccharis trimera, DC. and a Bulimus. The Carqueja, or Carqueja amargosa, is a curious member of the Compositae having wing like expansions on the stem in lieu of

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 141. Organ Peaks, seen over the morning mists from Theresopolis

141. Organ Peaks, seen over the morning mists from Theresopolis

Background imageMarianne North Collection: 139. A Brazilian Epiphyto or Air Plant

139. A Brazilian Epiphyto or Air Plant
This most gorgeous plant (Billbergia zebrina, Lindl.) is a member of the Brormeliaceae, a family that includes the Pine Apple, and that was originally restricted to America




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