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534. Orchid and Ferns of Sarawak, BorneoThe Orchid is Eria ornata, Lindl. and the ferns are Polypodium Phymatodes and P. drynaria
480. View of the South Coast of Mahe and Schools of Venns TowPandanus sechellarum, Baif. f. sending down roots almost from the top, Cyathea sechellarurm, Mett. and other vegetation
471. Dr. and Mrs. Hoad at home in Praslin, SeychellesThe hencoops and roof-caps consist of single leaves of the Double Cocoanut, and the rest of the roof of other palm leaves. In the foreground are trees of Bombax and Mango
467. Palms, Capucin Trees, etc. on the cliffs near Venns TownThe prominent Palm is Stevensonia grandifolia, Duncan, with Screw-Pines on the left. Behind are dead and living trees of the Capucin (Northea seychellana, Hook)
466. Smelt-Fishing at Port Victoria, Mah, Seychelles
376. Male Papaw with Flowers and Imperfect FruitUsually the male and female flowers of the Papaw (Carica Papaya, Linn.) are borne on separate plants, the former on long hanging branches, the latter on very short stalks
374. Looking up Stream from the mouth of the St. Johns River, KVarious Aloes, Strelitzia augusta, and Mesembryanthemum on the rocks in front
213. Ghost of a Big Tree, Calaveras Grove, CaliforniaThis tree was barked up to a height of 116 feet, and the bark exhibited at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, until destroyed by fire a few years ago
193. The American Fall from Pearl Island, Niagara
187. View of both Falls of Niagara
1. Victoria regiaThis majestic plant and largest off all Water Lilies inhabits many of the rivers of the north-eastern part of South America
570. Other Species of Pitcher Plants from Sarawak, BorneoNepenthes Rafflesiana, Jack. one of the most ornamental of the genus originally introduced into Kew Gardens from Singapore in 1845. The one below is N. ampullacea, Jack
734. Australian Sandal Wood with Mistletoe and Emu Wren, West AuIn this case the leaves of the parasite (Loranthus pendulus, Sieb.) and the nurse plants (Fusanus spicatus, R. Br.) are so much alike as not to be easily distinguishable
335. Rhododendrons of North IndiaAbove, R. Dalhousiae, Hook. f. painted from a plant grown under glass in Messrs. Jackmans Nursery at Kingston. This is a shrubby or sometimes epiphytic species
323. Mosque of Lahore from the Palace
226. View of the Himalaya Mountains from MussooreeRoses and Rhododendrons in the foreground
177. Coffee Plantation at Clifton Mount, and the Blue MountainsMarianne North painting 177
132. Valley behind the Artists House at Gordontown, JamaicaDatura arborea, L. is the plant in the foreground
712. A New Zealand DracophyllumThis remarkable genus is spread over New Zealand, Australia (especially Western), and New Caledonia : and the present species (D. Traversii, Hook)
23. A Chilian Cactus in flower and its Leafless Parasite in fruitReferring to the various Chilian landscapes, we see that columnar cacti are a conspicuous feature. This, the-commonest species, is Cereus Quisco, Gay, which grows to a height of 1.5 to 20 feet
Banksia of Tasmania, 1881Oil painting by Marianne North, 1881
221. Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree, 1878Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree (Phanera variegata). Oil on board by Marianne North, 1878
793. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessel of the Opium PoppyThis plant (Papaver somniferum, L.) has been cultivated in Eastern countries from the most remote time for the sake of the inspissated juice, called opium; it is largely grown in Asia Minor, Persia
783. View in the Botanic Garden, Brisbane, QueenslandFlowers of the Large Water Lily (Nymphaea gigantea, Hook.) with Screw Pines (Pandanus sp.) and a species of Aralia in the background. This Water Lily is peculiar to Australia
294. The Sacred Lotus or PudmaNelumbium speciosum, Willd. is the most beautiful and graceful of all the Water Lilies, its leaves and flowers usually rising considerably above the surface of the water;
271. A View in the Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, CeylonAn iron-wood tree (Mesua ferrea, L.) clothed with a young growth of rosy leaves, and a yellow-flowered climber (Bignonia sp. B. unguis ?) with the Directors house on the left
43. Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foregroundThe palm is apparently a species of Cocos, a considerable genus restricted to South America, except C. nucifera, the cocoa-nut
Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Queensland Tree, and Black Cockatoo.-Macadamia ternifolia, F. Muell. belongs to the Proteaceae, and is closely allied to Helicia
View in the Botanic Garden, Brisbane, Queensland. Marianne NortOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892, View in the Botanic Garden, Brisbane, Queensland
Nest of the Coachmans Whip Bird, in a Bunya-Bunya, QueenslandOil on canvas, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892, The trees, Araucaria bidwillii, Hook
View in the Forest on Mount Wellington, TasmaniaOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; The large tree with dark foliage in the centre is a species of Beech-Birch of the colonists
The Breadfruit, painted at SingaporeOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892, ; The Breadfruit, Artocarpus incisa, Linn
Flowers of Datura and Humming Birds, BrazilOil on canvas, no date. According to the gallery guide, Datura arborea, Linn. [Brugmansia arborea L.] is a native of tropical America, and is commonly cultivated in other countries
Australian Spear Lily and an AcaciaOil on board, no date. According to the... There are two species of Doryanthes, the present, D.Palmeri, Hill, and D.excelsa, which has a globose inflorescence
Ripe cone of Cycad, Illawarra, New South WalesOil on canvas, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892, The beauty of the richly coloured seeds of this Cycad (Macrozamia spiralis, Miq.)
846. A South African SedgeThis is Restio subverticillata, Linn. one out of about eighty species of Restio native of South Africa. The Restiaceae are almost exclusively restricted to South Africa and Australia
845. A species of OrnithogalumThis is allied to W. rosea. (See 417.)
843. A New Zealand Tree FernA reduced representation of a fine specimen of Cyathea medullaris, Swartz, growing in the Winter Garden hard by. It is the Black Fern of the colonists and, in its native country
842. A Japanese MagnoliaThis showy spring-flowering hardy shrub (Magnolia obovata, Thunb.) has been cultivated in English gardens ever since 1796
841. A Japanese LilyLilium erratum, Lindl. is said to be one of the commonest wild flowers in some parts of Japan. Yet, in spite of its beauty, it was not introduced alive in this country till the year 1861
840. An Orchid of Tropical AsiaThis handsome orchid, (Vanda suavis, Lindl.), has been cultivated in England since 1848. The allied V.tricolor, Hook, differs chiefly in the colour of the flowers
838. Adams Needle or Yucca, about half natural sizeYucca gloriosa, L. is a very old inhabitant of English gardens, having been cultivated during the latter half of the sixteenth century by Gerard and Parkinson
837. A Colombian AroidAfter a long reign, the brilliant Anthuriumn Scherzerianum has now to compete with its still more beautiful ally Anthurium Andraeanum, Linden, here represented
836. A Brazilian Columnar CactusUpwards of a thousand species of Cactaceae are known, nearly all of them inhabiting America, and ranging from Chili and Buenos Ayres in the south to about 50ÔÇÜ├á├╗ N. lat
835. A climbing Plant of Old CalabarAristolochia Goldieana, Hook. f. is one of the most singular of the many species of its genus,, having the largest flowers of any yet known
834. Strelitzia, a South African PlantSee 365
824. View from the Sierra of Theresopolis, Brazil
820. Spring Gardens, Jamaica, with its Cocoanut Palms
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