Artist Collection (page 14)

274. Himalayan Flowers embedded in Maidenhair Fern
Blue Anemones (Anemone rivularis, Ham.), a purple Columbine (Aquilegia), two species of Arisaema-the taller one A. utile, Hook. the other A. speciosum, Mart. &c

272. Jain Tower and Temple at Chittore, India
A Fig tree growing on the top of the former and loosening the stones which were laid a thousand years ago. The tower is eighty feet high, and the Fig tree is sacred and must not be touched

269. Study of a Deodar, in full cone and clothed with a creeper
The creeper is probably Vitis himalayana, Brandis. Look at 283 and 297

267. Bauhinia Creeper crushing Tombs, Saharunpur, India
The Bauhinia is B. Vahlii, Wight and Arn

262. African Baobab Tree in the Princesss Garden at Tanjore, In
Adansonia digitata, Linn. the African Baobab, is remarkable for the gigantic proportions of its relatively short trunk, which sometimes, it is recorded

260. Avenue of Indian Rubber Trees at Peradeniya, Ceylon
Ficus elastica, Roxb. is a native of Assam in Northern India, and is familiar to most people in this country in a small state; the evergreen with large glossy leaves so commonly grown in rooms being

259. Iron Pillar of Old Delhi, India
Though the English by digging have found that its foundations are only twenty inches below the surface, the Hindoos still maintain that its roots are in the centre of the earth

257. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Forest Tree of India
A tree of the same in the distance. This (Lagerstroemnia Flos-reginae, Retz.) is one of the showiest of Indian forest trees when in blossom

255. Indian Rhododendrons and North American Honeysuckle
The Rhododendrons are R. cinnabarinum, Hook, f. yellow and red, and R.formosum, Wall. and the Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens, Ait

254. Foliage and Fruit of the Cherimoyer
Anona Cherimnolia, Mill. is a delicious fruit of Peru. Several other species of the same genus yield excellent fruits, as A. reticulata, L. See 275

249. Wild Flowers of Mt. Tonglo, Sikkim, India
The trailer with blue flowers is Crawfurdia speciosa, Wall. a Gentianaceous plant, and its.associate Impatiens falcifera, Hook. f

245. The Elephant Creeper of India
Leaves of this, (Argyreia speciosa, Sweet), are used by the natives in the preparation of poultices, and also in cutaneous diseases

243. Foliage and Flowers of two Indian Rhododendrons
The one having white flowers, R. Griffithianum, Wight, is better known in gardens under the more recent name of R. Auclclandii, Hook. f

242. Ceylon Pitcher Plant and Butterflies
Nepenthes distillatoria, Linn. and Papilio crino

239. Wild Flowers of Simla, India
Ladies Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium cordigerum, D. Don.), Violet (Viola serpens, Wall.), and Ophiopogon intermedius

238. Deodars and the Choor Mountain, from Nahl Dehra, India
The Deodar or India Cedar (Cedrus Deodara, Loud.) is one of the noblest trees of the mountains of North India. See remarks under 297

236 View of the Cathedral Rooks from Mattaran, India
Monkeys in the foreground

235. Valley of ferns near Rungaroon, India

234. Foliage and Flowers of the Indian Rhododendron grande
A native of the Sikkim Himalaya, where it forms a tree thirty feet high or more, at elevations of 8000 to 9500 feet. It is in this region that the genus Rhodedendron reaches its greatest development

233. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian Tree
Tecoma undulata, G. Don, is a most beautiful tree when its hanging branches are laden with flowers

230. View from Rungaroon, near Darjeeling, India
An Old Tree covered with Epiphytes in the foreground

214. The Great Grisly Big Tree of the Mariposa Grove. 214. The Great Grisly Big Tree of the Mariposa Grove
It is ninety-three feet seven inches in girth at the base, and about sixty feet at eleven feet from the ground; and its first branch is six feet in diameter

209. The Yosemite Waterfall, California
Balsam Poplars (Populus trichocarpa, Torr. & Gr.) in the foreground. The Upper Yosemite Fall is stated to be about 1550 feet high; and below it the stream descends, by a series of cascades and falls

208. Some Wild Flowers of California
In front is the curious Thistle-leaved Sage (Salvia carduacea, Benth.), with a species of Calochortus on the right; a scarlet Catchfly (Silene californica, Dur.)

207. An old Red Cedar on the rocks near West Manchester, Massach
This is one of the " Pencil Cedars, " though actually a Juniper(Junipersvirginiana, Linn.), which ranges from the West Indies and Florida to Hudsons Bay

206. Another View of Lake Tahoe and Nevada Mountains, California
See 195 and 202

205. Home of an Old Trapper in the Trunk of a Big Tree, Calavera

202. Lake Tahoe, California
Foreground of Yellow Pine and Cypress hung with yellow Lichen

200. View of Mrs. Skinners House at West Manchester Massachuset
Indian corn in the foreground

199. Flowers of North American Trees and Shrubs
The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera, L.), the False Akcacia or Locust Tree (Robinia Pseudacacia, L.), and the Calicoe Bush or Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia, L.)

198. A Fallen Giant, Calaveras Grove, California

197. On the Rocks, near West Manchester, Massachusetts

195. A View of Lake Tahoe and Nevada Mountaina, California
Pine Trees (Pinus ponderosa, Dougl.) in the foreground

194. Wild Flowers from the Neighbourhood of New York
In front, on the left, is the singular Cancer Root, or Naked Broomrape (Aphyllon uniflorum, Torr. & Gr.), a root-para- site allied to our Broomrapes

189. The Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, California
Consult the description of 154t

188. Old Cypress or Juniper Tree, Nevada Mountains, California

184. Castor and Pollux in the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, Ca 184. Castor
184. " Castor and Pollux" in the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, Ca 184. " Castor and Pollux" in the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, Ca

182. Study of the Plant of Life. 182. Study of the Plant of Life
This is Bryophyllum calycinum, Salisb. with Ipomoea purpurea, L. and Thunbergia alata, Boj. plants naturalised in Jamaica

181. View on the Flamsted Road, Jamaica
Mango tree in flower, Cabbage Palm, Bananas, and Bamboos

178. Snake Tree and Bamboos, on Spanish River, Jamaica
The botanical name of the Snake Tree has not been ascertained. It is so called on account of its twining aerial roots

176. Great Cotton Tree, Jamaica
Before the discovery of the Californian Big Tree and the larger Gum Trees of Australia, this (Eriodendron anfractuosum, DC.) -was one of the tallest trees known

175. Study of Screw Pine

173. Under the Redwood Trees at Goerneville, California
Consult the description of 204

172. View from Spring Gardens, Buffs Bay, Jamaica
Cocoanut Palms, Bread Fruit Trees, and Trumpet Tree in the foreground

171. Locking into the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees, California
See the description of 154

168. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of Lignum Vitae, Jamaica
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum officinale, L.) is an exceedingly hard wood, used for making pulley blocks, rulers, pestles, &c.; and the resin called gum guaiacum is an exudation from the stem

166. One of the Sources of the Roaring River, Jamaica. 166. One of the Sources of the Roaring River, Jamaica
Trees of Grias cauliflora, L. embedded in stalagmites

165. Cultivated and Wild Flowers, Jamaica
Large inflorescence of Spathodea campanulata, Beauv. a West African Bignoniacea, with flowers of Cordia spp. a Rubiacea, and of the blue Clitorica ternatea, L

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