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92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, Brazil. 92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, Brazil
A Palm in the embrace of the roots of a Fig tree. The tree that is now strangling the palm was at first the nurse child of the latter, and its history is this. A seed was dropped by a bird among the leaves of the Palm, where it germinated and grew, f
© RBG KEW
Art, Artist, Brazil, Fig Tree, Ground, Marianne North, Mountain, Painting, Palm, Rock, Tree

70. Palma de Santa Rita, and Atlas Moth, Brazil
The inflorescences of the Marica are so heavy that they fall to the ground on all sides ; and the seeds germinate before they leave the pod, and send down their roots therefrom, forming a wide circle of young plants around the old one. The caterpilla
© RBG KEW
Art, Artist, Atlas Moth, Butterflies, Caterpiller, Flower, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Palm House, Purpal

64. Foliage and fruit of mammae apple, or South American Apricot, 1880
A tropical American tree (Mammea americana, L.) of the Guttiferae, cultivated for its fruit, the outer rind of which is bitter; but the flesh is sweet and aromatic, and is made into preserves. A kind of wine is made from the young shoots, and a scent
© RBG KEW
Art, Artist, Foliage, Fruit, Leaves, Mammee Apple, Marianne North, Painting, South America