Artist Collection (page 17)

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

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

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

592. Two Climbing Shrubs, painted at Singapore
Quisqualis indica, L. with red and white flowers, and Thunbergia erecta, T. Anders

591. Road Making in the Tegora Forest, Sarawak, Borneo

588. Group of Cultivated Flowers
In the foreground Dendrobium primulinum, Lindl. and Combretum grandiflorum, G. Don. with a passion-flower (Passiflora laurifolia, Linn.), the white-flowered Bauhinia variegata, Linn

585. Scorpion Orchid, cultivated at Singapore
It is the Arachnanthe moschifera, Blume, a native of the Malayan archipelago; also recorded from Japan, where, however, it is only cultivated

579. Tree covered with Epiphytes, and a Palawan tree, Sarawak

574. A climber in flower and fruit, Sarawak
The flowers, although green in colour, are very sweet-scented. It is an Artabotrys (Anonaceae)

572. Leaf Insect
See description of 676. Phyllium siccifolium

555. A Bornean Pitcher Plant, Sarawak
The green inside of the pitchers, with two darker green spots or eyes just under the lid, is a noteworthy character of this species of Nepenthes, which is probably an undescribed one

550. Durian Fruit from a large tree, Sarawak
The Durian (Durio zibethinus, L.) is regarded as the king of fruits by the Malays, and most persons agree that it has a very delicious flavour; but it likewise has a very unpleasant smell

548. Walk under Palms, with a glimpse of the River at Sarawak

545. Forest Scene, Matang, Sarawak, Borneo
Buttressed tree and Orang-utan

541. View of the Hill of Tegora, Borneo
Tall trunks of trees left standing here and there, showing the character of the forest before the quicksilver mines tempted civilised men to come and destroy it

540. Moonlight View from the Istana, Sarawak, Borneo

539. Malay Houses and Creek
A view from the Istana, Sarawak, Borneo, with Areca Palm and old tree covered with epiphytes in the foreground

537. Fruit of Sandoricum and Green Gaper, Borneo
This fruit (Sandoricum indicum, Cay.) has an agreeable subacid flavour, and it is eaten in large quantities by the natives. The pulp mixed with rice and fermented furnishes an intoxicating drink

531. Flowers of Tacca and bristly Fruit of the Rambutan
The long thread-like organs of Tacca cristata, Jack, are bracts which proceed from below the flowers. A favourite fruit in the Malay Archipelago is the Rambutan or Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)

524. View of Icod, Teneriffe
Reeds (Arundo Donax, L.) on the high ground to the left, and Cochineal Gardens below

493. View of Round Island and a part of St. Annes from Quaranti

485. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a common tree of the sea-sho
A view from the rocks, with Ile Aride and a part of Curieuse in the distance. This tree (Cordia subcordata, Lam.) is common on the tropical shores of the Old World and throughout Polynesia

482. Two trailing-plants with Lizard and Moth from Ile Aride, Se
Among generally dispersed tropical plants the red and black-seeded Abruts precatorius, Linn. is one of the commonest; excluding such as are actually weeds of cultivation

477. Female Coco de Mer bearing Fruit covered with small Green L
Study of perfect and imperfect nuts much reduced from the natural size

436. Flowers of the Sandy Flats, near Cape Town
A root-parasite, Hyobanche sanguinea, Linn. at the bottom, on the right, with white Freesia Leichtlinii, Klatt, dark purple and yellow, Sparaxis tricolor, Ker

431. A South African Specialty
Like so many other South African genera of plants, Stapelia presents an almost indefinite number of forms or species. In this genus the differences are in the shape of the leafless, succulent stems

423. A Medley from Groot Post, South Africa
The prominent orange-coloured plant is a leafless root-parasite (Hyobanche sp.) with Babiana rubro-coerulea, Ker, on the right; on the left rose and yellow Rornulea sp

416. An Old Friend and its Associates in South Africa
The old friend is Pelargonium peltatum, Alt. one of the parents of the many beautiful varieties of ivy-leaved Pelargoniums now in cultivation, associated with the yellow Lissochilus speciosus, R. Br

414. Fat Plants of the Addo Bush, South Africa
Flowers of a Cotyledon with a tuft of the same, and Portulacaria afra, Jacq. (Spekboom or Elephants Food) on the right. Among the other flowers Haemanthus, a tall Aloe, and Schotia speciosa, Jacq

404. Root Parasites and Blue Blepharis, Port Elizabeth
As may be seen, these brilliantly coloured plants have no green leaves; and they have no need of them, because they draw their nourishment from the roots of other plants upon which they fasten as

402. Cape Colours
The white-flowered " Ink Plant" (Cycnium tubatum, Harvey) in front, with the rosy Hibiscus pedunculatus, Thunb. blue Plectranthus

401. Vegetation of the Addo Bush with Kaffirs and their Habitation
Hanging from the trees in front are nests of a species of social finch different from that on the bullrushes in 400. On the right is an Aloe

399. Brunsvigia multiflora, near Queenstown, South Africa
This Amaryllid is remarkable for its large bulb and inflorescence, the latter appearing each season after the leaves have decayed and disappeared

396. A Selection of Flowers from Table Mountain, Cape of Good Ho
A stout fleshy ground-orchid (Satyrium carneum, R. Br.) with pink flowers; a Tree Daisy (Osmitopsis asteriscoides, Cass.), a blue Pseralea, with three species of Heath (Erica) on the left

392. Two climbing plants of St. Johns, and Butterflies
The purple pea-flower is apparently a species of Dolichos, and the yellowish green flowers are those of Riocreuxia torulosa, Dcne. Compare this with Ceropegia Sandersoni, Dcne

387. Aloe and Passionflower, South Africa
The Aloe flowers in this painting belong to the trunkless species in 386; and the Passionflower (Passiflora edulis, Sims.) is a plant of American origin cultivated and colonised in South Africa

364. View of a Table Mountain from Bishop Colensos House, Natal
The Australian Gum-trees, Indian Bamboos, and other exotic plants in the garden were planted by the Bishop himself

362. White and Yellow Everlastings (with varieties of Mantis to
On the right the yellow-flowered Senecio mcacroglossus, DC. a climber with ivy-like leaves; the clustered wholly yellow Helichirysum appendiculatum, Less

358. Ordeal Plant or Tanghin and Parokeets of Madagasear
Gerbera Tanghin, Hook, , yields a poisonous juice which was formerly much employed in Madagascar to detect and punish crime

321. Mosque of Delhi from the Lahore Gate of the Citadel
On the far horizon is seen the celebrated tower of the Kuttub, and the whole intervening plain is covered with ruins of noble buildings

291. Pine-clad slopes of Nagkunda, North India, and view of the

289. Pine-clad slopes of Nagkunda, North India, and view of the

266. Loose - skinned Orange of Colombo, Ceylon
A variety of Citrus Aurantium, Linn

264. The Cobra Plant, under Deodars, at Simla, India
Arisaema curvatum, Roxb

246. Male Inflorescence of a Screw Pine
Trees of the same behind and Buffaloes wallowing in the mud of the swollen river. Screw Pines are so called in allusion to the spiral arrangement of their long prickly leaves

225. Flowers and Young Fruit of the Chinese Banana
Musa chinensis, Sweet, differs little from the common Banana except in stature. See the description of 816

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