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135. A piece of Sugar CaneConsult the description of 45
134. Group of Epiphytal Orchids and Bromeliads, BrazilSpecies of Tillandsia, Oncidiurm divaricatum, Lindl. &c
133. Distant View of Newcastle, JamaicaNative Huts, Date Palms, &c. and a Mango in flower in front, on the left
130. Bamboos, Cocoa Nut Trees, and other vegetation in the Bath
129. An Old Cotton Tree at the Ford, Morants Bay, JamaicaEriodendron anfractuosum, DC. Consult the description of 176
126. View from the Artists House in Jamaica, with Double RainboRose-Apple, and Bananas in the foreground
125. Selection of cultivated Flowers, painted in JamaicaIn the vase, associated with the crimson flowers of one of the Coral trees (Erythrina sp.), is a panicle of the sweet-scented lilac and white flowers of Melia Azedarach, L
122. Peak of Casa Branca, with its Iron Rocks and Tree Lilies, BThe peak is 5000 feet high; and various arboreous species of Vellozia, or " Tree Lilies, " are characteristic of this sterile mountainous region
121. A Bank of Quaresma and Trumpet Trees, BrazilQuaresma is a name given to a Melastomacea-Pleroma granulosum. For further particulars of the Trumpet Tree, see 823
120. Bananas and Orange Trees, a Palm and a Bush of Noche BuenaAs mentioned under 816 the Banana is one of the most striking types of tropical vegetation; and it is also one of the most important
119. Foliage, flowers and fruit of the Nutmeg tree, and HummingThis Humming Bird (Mellisugaminima) is the smallest known. The genus Myristica is rather numerous in species, widely scattered in tropical regions, including America; but the present species
117. Scene in Dr. Lunds Garden at Lagoa Santa, BrazilThe large trunk in front covered with a Cactus (Cereus sp.), a large aroid (Philodendron sp.), and Orchids. On the left a Palm (Acrocomia sp)
116. The Bog-walk, Jamaica, with Bread Fruit, Banana, Cocoanut
113. Road near Bath, Jamaica, with Cabbage Palms, Bread Fruit, CSome account of the Cocoa and Bread Fruit trees will be found in the descriptions of 532 and 536 respectively. The palm is probably a species of Euterpe
112. Foliage, flowers, and fruit of the Granadilla, JamaicaThe fruit of several species and varieties of Passion Flower is edible; this is Passiflora macrocarpa, Mast. Seeds and pulp-in fact all the inside is eaten
111. Jamaica Orchids growing on a branch of the Calabash treeThe most interesting of these orchids is the one hanging from the top, Dendrophylax funalis, Benth. (syn. Aeranthes funalis, Rchb. f)
110. Night-Flowering Lily and Ferns, JamaicaThe " Lily" is a species of Crinum, of which there are many in tropical regions, growing chiefly on sandy sea-shores though this inhabits stony hills
108. Foliage and Flowers of a Brazilian Climbing Shrub and HummiThere are three or four species varieties of Bougainvillea, to which genus the climber belongs, all of them endemic in Brazil, though one or two are now commonly cultivated in warm countries
107. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed Vessels of Cotton, and Fruit ofCotton was cultivated and cotton fabrics were made as far back as records go in the Old World; and when America was discovered cotton was in general use there
105. Buriti Palms with old Araucaria trees on the distantThe Buriti (Mauritia uinifera, Mart.) is one of the most gigantic of palms, and its rich, red and yellow fruit, " like quilted cannon balls
104. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Soursop, BrazilAnona muricata, L. is a native of the West Indies, where, as well as in continental America and other countries, it is cultivated for its excellent fruit
103. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of Poma de Lupa, . BrazilA species of Solanum, which genus numbers at least 700 species, 160 of them inhabiting Brazil
102. A Brazilian 0rchidThis is Laelia purpurata. Lindl. one of the handsomest orchids known. It was first cultivated in this country about the year Th52, when Messrs
100. Flowers of another Kind of Coral Tree
99. Flowers of a Twiner, BrazilThese flowers (Mucuna sp. ?) are sweet and of a waxy consistency, and were found growing at the mouth of the Cave of Curvelho, where Dr.Lund found the teeth of a " nut-eating man."
98. Flowers of a Coral Tree and King of the Flycatchers BrazilErythrina sp. and Muscivora Swainsoni
96. Orchid and Humming Birds, BrazilOne of the numerous forms of the genus Cattleya-C. bicolor, Lindl. and a species of Chlorostilbon
95. View of the Old Gold Works from the verandah at Morro VelhoNorth American Magnolia grandiftora, L. and pet animals in the foreground
94. Oil Palm at Tijuca, Brazil
93. Brazilian Orchids and other EpiphytesThe Orchids in flower are Cattleya intermedia, Grah. and Oncidium concolor, Hook. the latter below
92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, Brazil. 92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, BrazilA 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
91. Papaw Trees at Gongo, BrazilThe Papaw (carica Papaya, L.) is a tropical American tree now commonly cultivated in warm countries. Its stem is usually unbranched and grows about twenty feet high, bearing a crown of foliage
90. Glimpse of Mr. Weilhorns House at Petropolis, BrazilThe late owner of this house was a friend of Humboldt
89. Peaches and Humming Birds, BrazilThe peach is an introduced fruit in Brazil. It is here represented growing against a mat fence instead of a wall. Petasophora serrirostris is the name of the Humming Bird
88. Flowers of a Brazilian Forest TreePachira margqinata, A. Juss. is related to the Baobab and the genera Bombax (247) and Eriodendron (632)
83. View from Mr. Weilhorns House, Petropolis, Brazil
82. Butterflies Road through Gongo Forest, Brazil
81. Brazilian FlowersBegonia maculata, Raddi (syn. B.argyrostigma, Fisch.), the blue-berried Coccocypselum discolor, Hort. and Blue Bird (Coereba cyanea)
80. Cocoera Palms and Bananas, Morro Velho, BrazilThe Falm (Acrocomia sp.) is a favourite nesting-place of birds, as its trunk is so armed with prickles that no climbing enemies attempt to reach them
78. Brazilian OrchidsA species of Zygopetalum ( Z. brachypetalum, Lindl.), with the orange-scarlet Comparettia coccinea, Lindl. in front
76. Group of Wild Meadow Flowers, of Brazil. Golden Banana and EAmong the flowers are a species of white Clusica (?), a Pleroma and Thunbergia alata, Boj. yellow with dark centre
75. View from the Sierra of Petropolis, BrazilThe Bay of Rio, and its Islands, and Sugarloaf Mountain in the distanbe. This summit is 3000 feet above the sea, and is reached by a zigzag road of ten miles
74. The Iron Racks of Casa Branca, BrazilThey are 5000 feet above the level of the sea
71. Palm, Bamboos and India-rubber Trees in the, Botanic Garden
70. Palma de Santa Rita, and Atlas Moth, BrazilThe 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
69. Wild Flowers of Casa Branca, BrazilThe principal figure having longitudinally ribbed leaves and large blue- flowers is a Melastomacea (Plerorma sp.) with an orange-flowered Tillandsia and a species of Evolvulus behind
68. Tree Ferns and Climbing Bamboos in Gongo Forest, Brazil
67. Flannel Flower of Casa Branca and Butterflies, BrazilThe Flannel Flower (Macrosiphonia longiflora, Muell.) is so called on account of the plant being densely clothed with woolly hairs
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