20. The Permanent Snows from Santiago; Patagua in front with Humming Bird and NestTricuspidaria dependens, Ruiz et Pav. the Patagua, is of the same family as our lime-tree. On the left, near the Patagua tree, and on the right, beyond the building
30. The Wild Tamarind of Jamaica with scarlet Pod and BarbetThis showy Leguminous tree is Cojoba arborea var. arborea (synonym Pithecellobium filicifolium) which ranges through the West Indies and Central America
192. Wild Flowers from the Neighbourhood of New YorkThe plant in front resembling our native Cuckoo Pint, or Lords-and-Ladies, is the Indian Turnip of the Americans (Arisaematriphylla)
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
2. Common TobaccoA plant belonging to the same-family as the Potato. Several other kinds of tobacco are culti-vated, but this kind (Nicotiana Tabacum)
Pioneers Cabin at the base of a Sequoiadendron giganteum" Pioneers Cabin" at the base of a Sequoiadendron giganteum, California, USA. Joseph Hooker purchased this photograph, probably during his expedition to the United States (circa 1877)
605. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sapodilla PlumAchras 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
562. Honeysucker at work, Sarawak, BorneoStachytarpheta mutabilis, Vahl. The genus is numerous in species, all of them native of America, but this species is now common in the tropics of the Old World
159. Group of small Palms, Rio Janeiro, BrazilA species of Bactris, of which genus it is estimated that there are at least one hundred distinct species, all natives of tropical America
PINACEAE, Abies, grandis
608. The Avocado or Alligator PearPersea 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
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