Marianne North Collection (#6)

716. Illawarra, New South Wales
Paper-bark Tree.(Melaleuca Leucadendron, Linn.), and other species of the same genus; and a pink-tipped spray of Callistermon salignus, DC. Compare the latter with the gorgeous C. speciosus, 776

715. View in the Forest on Mount Wellington, Tasmania
The large tree with dark foliage in the centre is a species of Beech-birch of the colonists (Nothofagus Cunninghamii); and the & light-green trees, one on each side

714. View of the Otira Gorge, New Zealand
Conspicuous in the vegetation of the foreground are the white plumes of the Toe Toe Reed (Arundo conspicua, Forst.), and on the rocks, trees of Dracophyllum Traversii, Hook. f

712. A New Zealand Dracophyllum
This remarkable genus is spread over New Zealand, Australia (especially Western), and New Caledonia : and the present species (D. Traversii, Hook)

711. Berry-bearing Tasmanian Shrubs
In front the foliage and inflorescence of Richea dracophylla, R. Br. which reminds one rather of the Pine Apple than the beautiful genus Epacris, to which, however, it is closely allied

710. View over the Blue Mountains towards the Sea, New South Wal
Flowers, seed-vessels, and young shoots, of Syncarpia laurifolia, Tenore, a tree of the same beyond on the left, and a Kangaroo Rat in the foreground

709. View from the Botanic Gardens, Hobart Town, Tasmania
Grass-Trees (Xanthorrhoea sp.) and an Oyster Bay Pine (Frenela rhomboidea, Endl. var. tasmanica) in the foreground

708. A New Caledonian Plant, Hibiscus Cooperi

706. Flowers of Roselle
This is Hibiscus Sabdariffa, Linn. an annual plant commonly cultivated in hot countries. Tarts and jellies are made from the fleshy calyx and capsule freed from the seeds

705. Palmyra Palms in Flood-time
This Palm commonly grows in low tracts of land that are inundated during the rains. For further information, see description of 702, in which the flowers and fruit are represented

704. Tree Fern in the Preanger Mountains, Java

703. Small Hindu Temple of Kidel, Java
Bananas, Bamboos, and Palms in the background

702. Flowers and Fruit of the Palmyra, and the Palm seen through
It is recorded that the parts of this Palm (Borassus flabelliformis. L.) are applied to such a number of purposes that a poem in the Tamil language although enumerating 801 uses

701. View of the Village of Tosari, Java
The Ardjuno Volcano seen across the rich Plain. The tall slender trees in the foreground are Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst

699. Blauwater, Pasoeroewan, Java
An old Hindu Tank, whose Temple has disappeared; but its sacred monkeys are pensioned and petted by the Dutch Government

698. Two Swamp Plants of Java in Flower
The snow-white flowers of the Costus speciosus, Sm. like those of most of its allies, are very fugitive, but the red bracts from which they spring are more durable. Cassia alata, Linn

695. Foliage and Flowers of a Forest Tree of Java
Fagraea auriculata, Jack, is the name of the tree; and the bird (Megalaema sp.) is probably not a native of Java, though it was bought and painted there

694. Banyan Tree at Passu Gulah, near Diocia, Java
A prisoner was formerly chained to the stone table for many years and employed his time rolling the two big stones around

693. Gardeners Cottage, Buitenzorg Botanic Garden Java
It is hung with Bird Cages and shaded by trees covered with Rattan or Climbing Palms (Calamus sp.)

691. Statue of Buddha
From the Great Pyramid of Boro Bodo, Java. Poinsettia and Iris behind it

690. The Mosque of Bandong, Java
The large trees are Pterocarpus indicus, Willd. commonly planted for shade in Java

689. Mat Houses, Bandong, Java
Palms and Datura arborea, L. in the left foreground

688. Foliage and Flowers of the Clove, Fruit of the Mango, and Hindoo God of Wisdom, 1880
Oil painting by Marianne North, 1880. The cloves of commerce are the unopened flower-buds, and the tree that produces them (Eugenia caryophyllata, Thunb.) is a native of the Moluccas

687. Foliage and Fruit of a small Screw Pine, Java

686. Volcanoes from Temangong, with Sugar Palms in the foregroun
The trunk of this palm (Arenga saccharifera, Lab.) when dead is hollow, and furnishes very durable underground water-pipes

685. Idols and Temples at Brambanang, Java

682. Group of Palms, Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java

681. Climbing Aroid and Nest of White Sparrows, Java
Rhaphidophora sp. and Padda orizivora

679. The Ardjuno Volcano from Tosari, Java
Tree Ferns and Casuarinas in the foreground

672. A Javan Rhododendron and Ipomoea
The genus Rhododendron has a wide range in the Old World, from the Alps of Europe to China and Japan, and southward to Java, Borneo

670. The Talipot Palm in Flower and Fruit, and Wine Palm in flow
Under 284 will be found an account of the mode of flowering of the Talipot Palm (Corypha Gebanga, Blume); and that of the Wine Palm (Caryota urens, Linn.) is equally curious

669. Japanese Persimmon or Kaki Fruit
Several varieties of this fruit (Diospyros Kaki, Linn f.) are cultivated both in China and Japan; and some of them have been imported, and are now cultivated in the South of Europe

668. View from Malang, Java
Mat Houses, and a large Tree in the foreground

667. Cascade at Tji Boddas, Java
Tree Ferns and Amomum plants in the foreground

666. Palms in the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java
In the centre are two small ones, having huge fan-shaped leaves. These are the famous Double Cocoanut, or Coco de Mer (Lodoicea sechellarum, Lab.), and they were then thirty years old

665. Banyan Trees at Buitenzorg, Java
Roots descend from the branches of this tree (Ficus bengalensis, L.), on all sides, and after penetrating the ground they enlarge and grow into stems three or four feet or more in girth

664. Java Flowers
Agalmyla staminea, Blume, with an Orchid and the trailing Campanulacea (Pratia egoniaefolia, Lindl.) in front

663. Pawan Durfur
Temple crushed by a large Cotton tree, Java

662. Young pitchers and ripe seed-vessels of a Pitcher Plant of

660. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian climbing Evergreen Shrub
At first sight this reminds one of the Himalayan Rhododendron Griffithianum, Wight. it is Beaumontia grandiflora, Wall. belonging to the Apocynaceae, and climbs to the tops of the highest trees

659. Japanese Flowers, painted from plants cultivated in this co
On the left is Aucuba japonica, Thunb. bearing the familiar mottled leaves and a cluster of the red berries; a group of single and semi-double varieties of Camellia japonica, L

659. Japanese Flowers, painted from plants cultivated in this co
On the left is Aucuba japonica, Thunb. bearing the familiar mottled leaves and a cluster of the red berries; a group of single and semi-double varieties of Camellia japonica, L

656. Small Temple of Maruyama at Kioto, Japan
Cryptomeria japonica, Don, and bamboos in the background. The form of devotion practised at this temple consists in running round it one hundred times

655. Interior of Chion-in Temple, Kioto, Japan

654. Temple over the Great Bell of Chion-in, Kioto, Japan
This bell is eighteen feet in diameter

652. Entrance to the Temple at Kobe, Japan
In the foreground on the right is the Sacred Horse, an albino with blue eyes and a pink nose, and hoofs turned up from want of exercise

651. Garden of the Nishihongwange Temple, Kioto, Japan
Cycads (Cycads revoluta, Thunb.) and various dwarf plants on a rockery

650. Zedoary, a Climbing Plant and Mantises, Java
The corolla of the climbing Ceropegia is remarkable in having the narrow ends of the lobes united at the tips. Zedoary root (Curcuma Zedoaria, Rosc.) is used medicinally

649. Village of Tosari, Java, 6000 feet above the level of the sea
Casuarina trees, and the smoke of the Volcano Smiroe rising above the hill. Here are the gardens which supply all the European vegetables to the towns below

648. Roadside View from Sindang Laya, Java
A Durian tree (Durio zibethinus, DC.) may be seen on the left

646. The Gader Volcano, Java, from Sindang Laya
A young Casuarina, and Datura arborea in the foreground with an Erythrina in flower and a Furcraea poling on the left

645. Two Flowering Shrubs of Java
Strophanthus dichotomous, DC. and Lagerstroemia indica, L. The five-tailed corollas of the first are singular, as well as its large seed-vessel

642. Rice Drying on the sea-shore near Yokohama, Japan

641. Japanese Chrysanthemums, cultivated in this country

637. Plants of Sarawak
On the left the bold, longitudinally-ribbed foliage of a Melastomacea with a vine in fruit, the name of which we have not determined;

636. The Volcanoes of Merapi and Marbaboe, Java, from the top of Boro Bodoer
The rich plain at their feet covered with morning mist; the tops of the Cocoanut groves alone showing above it, and indicating the position of the numerous native villages

635. Tea-drying in Mr. Holles establishment, Java

634. Foliage, Fruit, and Flowers of a Rose-apple, Java
Fruit edible. This is probably a variety of Eugenia aquea, Burm. f

633. Rice Harvest, near Bandong, Java
The working buffaloes, though very savage towards men, get fond of the boys who drive them and habitually sit on their backs

632. Young Leaves and Flowers and Fruit of Cotton tree
The seeds of Eriodendron anfractuosum, DC. are densely clothed with silky-white hair (Kapok), which is used to stuff pillows, &c.; in Java the trees themselves are used as telegraph posts

631. Flowers and Fruit of the Jamboa Boll, Java
The fruit is sweet, like a pear, and is the product of a species of Eugenia of the section Jambosa

630. village of Mat Houses, near Garoet, Java
Observe that the houses are raised on piles above the ground, so that the air can circulate beneath the floors

629. India-rubber trees at Buitenzorg, Java
For some particulars respecting this tree (Ficus elastica, Roxb.) the reader is referred to the description of 260. It is a native of Assam in North India

627. Blue-flowered Climber and a common Swamp Plant of Sarawak
The Burmese Thunbergia grandiflora, Roxb. and a species of Fagraea, belonging to the Loganiaceae

626. Palms in the Botanic Garden at Rio Janeiro
The Organ Mountains appear in the back ground

625. Foliage and Flowers of a tree commonly cultivated in warm countries
Sesbania grandiflora, Pers. var. coccinea, may be a native of the Malayan Archipelago and North Australia. The tender leaves, flowers

623. The Soembing Volcano, Java
In front a plantation of Teak trees, and the artists home for ten days, seen from the top of the Boro Bodoer. See the description of 636

622. Another View of Papandayang, with Jak fruit Tree in the for

620. The Great Square of Malang, Java, 1880
Oil painting no 620 by Marianne North, 1880. The trees are a kind of Fig (Ficus Benjamina, L.), with bullock carts beneath their shade

612. Cobweb Bridge in Borneo, made by the Dyaks with Rattans and
Only one of the latter is provided for foot hold, but it is so cleverly fastened that even Europeans in shoes can cross it, if not too giddy from the swinging motion

611. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of Vanilla albida
Several species of this genus are cultivated for the fruit or seed-vessel, which is used to scent and flavour delicate sweet- meats and beverages

610. A Tailors Shop in the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, shaded b
The Sago Palm (Metroxylon Sagu, Rottb.) attains a height of about thirty feet in fifteen years, and then sends up a large terminal inflorescence

609. Tea Gathering in Mr. Holles Plantation at Garoet, Java
The volcano of Goentoen in the distance. In the right foreground Coffee bushes, a Cypress, and some trees of Canarium commune, L

608. The Avocado or Alligator Pear
Persea gratissima, Gaert. f. is a member of the Laurel family, native of tropical America, where, as well as in other countries, it is commonly cultivated

606. View near Garoet, Java, Wild Bananas and Coffee Bushes in F
For flowers and fruit of Coffee see 153

605. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sapodilla Plum
Achras Sapota, L. a native of tropical America, is now cultivated in other parts of the world for its excellent fruit, which tastes like a medlar

603. Specimens of the Coquito Palm of Chile, in Camden. Park, Ne
The palms were planted by Sir W. Macarthur, and were fifty years old when painted. The Coquito Palm (Jubaea spectabilis, H. B)

601. Flowers and Young Fruits of the Pinanga malaiana, Scheff

600. Foliage and Flowers of a Tropical American Shrub and Honeys
Solandra grandiflora, Sw. resembling Datura arborea, L. and a member of the same family, namely Solanceae

599. A cultivated Crinum, painted in Borneo
Crinum augustum, Roxb. a native of Mauritius and Seychelles, and one of the handsomest of this fine genus of Amaryllidaceae. Entire plants are represented in 547

598. Stagshorn Fern, and the Young Rajah of Sarawak, with Chines
This remarkable fern (Platyceium qrande, J. Sm.), is of a prodigious size and bears two kinds of fronds, fertile and sterile, the former being pendent and divided into narrow segments

597. Foliage and Fruit of the Gourka or Goraka of India
This tree (Garcinia dulcis, Roxb.), yields an inferior quality of gamboge. The fruit is hidden beneath the dense screen of foliage, and can only be seen by lifting it aside

596. Flowers and Fruit of Barringtonia, Borneo
Barringtonia speciosa, Forst. is a tree of the Myrtle order, common on the sea-shore of the Malayan, Mascarene, and Polynesian Islands

595. Bornean Orchids
In the lower left corner, Cypripedium Hookerae. Rchb. f. with spotted leaves, and above it, 0. Lowii, Lindl. with a white-flowered Sarcochilus Calceolus, Lindl. on the right, and a Sarcanthus

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