Marianne North Gallery

836. A Brazilian Columnar Cactus

Upwards 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 50????? N. lat., their greatest concentration being in Mexico. They vary in stature from an inch o

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Brazilian, Cactus, Columnar, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting

816. Study of Chinese Bananas and Bamboos, Teneiffe

The Banana is essentially a tropical type of the vegetable kingdom, and a glance around this gallery will give an idea of how widely spread it now is in warm countries, and what a striking object its noble foliage is in almost every scene and landsca

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Bamboos, Bananas, Chinese, Kingdon, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Teneiiffe, Vege Table

806. Elephant Gate and Neem Tree at Chittore, India

Chittor or Chittogurh in the North-West, on the River Birneh, is the ancient fortified capital of Rajpootana, formerly of great importance, and containing some fine architectural monuments, now in a state of decay

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Chittogurh, Chittor, Elephant Gate, India, Landscape, Leaves, Marianne North, Neem Tree, Painting, Rajpootana, River Birneh