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18. Chilian Flowers in Twin Mate Pot, and Chilian StrawberriesBehind, the heath-like Fabiana imbricata, Ruiz et Pav. and a miniature irid (Tigridia sp ?), with the deep blue Pasithaea coerulea, Don, yellow Mimulus luteus Linn. pink Eyrthraea chilensis, Pers
17. View of Concon, Chili, with its two Palms
13. Two Climbing Plants of Chili and ButterfliesHanging above Tacsonia pinnatistipula, Juss. (syn. T. chilensis, Miers); below the dull purple flowers and green fleshy edible fruit of Lardizabala biternata, Ruiz et Pav
11. Mexican Poppies, Chilian Schizanthus and InsectsThe Mexican Poppy (Argemone mexicana, Linn.) colonisesfreely, and is now widely spread in warm countries of both hemispheres
835. A climbing Plant of Old CalabarAristolochia Goldieana, Hook. f. is one of the most singular of the many species of its genus, , having the largest flowers of any yet known
823. View of the Sugarloaf Mountain from the Aqueduct Road, Rio JaneiroA Sloth feeding on a Trumpet Tree (Cecropia peltata, L.) in the foreground. The Trumpet Tree is so called because its hollow branches are used by the natives
822. Noonday View in the Organ Mountains, Brazil, from Barara
794. Temple at Almorah, Kumaon, North-west IndiaA Yucca in flower on the left
783. View in the Botanic Garden, Brisbane, QueenslandFlowers of the Large Water Lily (Nymphaea gigantea, Hook.) with Screw Pines (Pandanus sp.) and a species of Aralia in the background. This Water Lily is peculiar to Australia
781. Poison Tree strangled by a Fig, QueenslandThe central figure of this picture represents the skeleton-like trunk of a Fig Tree, which has nearly strangled the Poison Tree (Laportea, moroides, Wedd.)
697. Group of Wild Flowers of Java, from TosariThese flowers were from an elevation of 6000 feet. The most noteworthy flower in the group is the fine large Forget-me-not in the centre
638. Foliage and Fruit of Sterculia parvifloraThe lower seed-vessels ripe and open, exposing the seeds to view. Each cluster of seed-vessels is the product of a single flower. See 281
584. The Quicksilver Mountain of Tegora, Sarawak, by moonlight584.The Quicksilver Mountain of Tegora, Sarawak, by moonlight
566. View from the Istana, Sarawak, BorneoDucu or Dookhau fruit (Lansium domesticum, Jack.) in front
510. View of the Peak from the bridge of Icod, TeneriffeBananas and Date Palms in the foreground
506. Dragon Tree at Orotava, TeneriffeThis is the largest descendent of the famous tree of which a short history is given under 511
492. The Clove in fruit, and view over Mahe, SeychellesIt is rare to see the clove tree in fruit where it is properly cultivated, because the cloves used as a condiment are the unopened flower buds. See 688
475. Male inflorescence and Ripe Nuts of the Coco de Mer, SeycheA portion of the outer fibrous covering of the fruit has been removed showing the two-lobed nut, which usually contains only one seed, probably the largest in the vegetable kingdom
430. Water-Lily and surrounding vegetation in Van Staadens KlooNymphaea stellata, Willd. the Water-Lily in this painting, is very widely spread in Africa and India, and there are white, blue, purple, and rose varieties
393. Part of the Residence, St. Johns, Kaffraria. 393. Part of the Residence, St. Johns, KaffrariaAt the time of the Artists visit the whole " Residence" consisted of a number of Pondo Huts, one of which forms a part of this painting; and the tree overhanging it is the White Pear
385. Some grotesque plants from the Karroo, South AfricaIn front on the right the singularly-formed and coloured flowers of Gomphocarpus grandiflorus, Benth. & Hook. f. a member of the Asclepiadaceae. On the left,
360. Doum and Date Palms on the Nile above Philae, EgyptAmong Palms the Doum (Hyphaene thebaica, Mart.) is remarkable for having normally a branched trunk, instead of a single trunk with a terminal crown of leaves
351. View of the Mountains from the railway between Durban and MThis view is from the highest part of the railway; the undulating foreground is dotted with Cycas trees. See 366
343. Foliage and Flowers of a Madagascar tree at SingaporeA tree of the same (Poinciana regia, Boj.) in the distance
265. Nepalese Temple and Peepul Tree, with Blue Pigeons bathingThe Peepul, a kind of fig (Ficus religiosa, Linn.), and the pigeon (Columba livida) are both sacred to the Hindoos. It is the skeleton leaves of the Peepul on which Chinese Buddhists paint flowers
258. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian Forest Tree of great beautIt is the Pterospermum acerifolium, Willd. a member of the Sterculiaceae. The texture of the buds is like velvet and of the leaves like satin
252. Blue Poppy growing on Mt. Tonglo, Sikkim-HimalayaThis ornamental plant (Meconopsis Wallichii, Hook.) has several times been introduced and cultivated in this country, where, however, it does not develop its full beauty, owing, doubtless
248. Bombay Pedlars in Mrs. Camerons Verandah, Kalutara, Ceylon
240. Some of Mrs. Camerons Models, with Cocoanut and Teak TreeThe Teak trees are on the left
217. The South Indian RhododendronThis (Rhododendron nidagiricum, Zenk.) is the only species found in the Peninsula of India. Some botanists have regarded itas distinct from the Himalayan R
201. View of Lake Donner, Sierra NevadaThe Great Pacific Railway on the right
179. View in the Fernwalk, JamaicaThis is at an elevation of 5000 feet above the sea, and it is nearly always bathed in a mist
169. Two Tropical American FlowersThe one having white flowers (Utricularia montana, Jacq.) is a congener of the Bladderworts of our ponds and ditches. It has a wide range of distribution
137. Foliage and Fruit of the Akee, JamaicaBlighia sapida, Kon. is a tree, native of Guinea and other parts of tropical Africa, and was conveyed to Jamaica in 1778 in a Slave ship under the name Akee
128. Foliage and Flowers of the Loquat or Japanese Medlar, BraziThe Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, Lindl.) is a native of China and Japan, and is closely related to our Medlar, bearing a singular edible fruit (see 155)
127. Foliage and Flowers of the Cinnamon TreeThis tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, B1.), whose fragrant aromatic bark is the cinnamon of commerce, is a native of Ceylon, but it is cultivated and has become wild in Jamaica
87. Group of Brazilian Forest Wild Flowers and BerriesLying in front, on the left, is a head of the handsome orange-red Amarantacea (Gomphrena officinalis, Mart.); above it a Melastomacea in fruit; the azure-blue flowers of a Stachytarpheta; the crimson
79. View of the Old Gold Works at Morro Velho, Brazil
49. Trees laden with Parasites and Epiphytes in a Brazilian Gard
46. Flowers cultivated in the Botanic Garden, Rio Janeiro, BraziRed and White Indian Water Lilies, with the large flowers of Solandra ? and the crimson flowers of an Australian shrub (Calothamnos sp.)
43. Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foregroundThe palm is apparently a species of Cocos, a considerable genus restricted to South America, except C. nucifera, the cocoa-nut
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)
53. View of the Piedade Mountains, from Congo, Brazil
Inside the Marianne North Gallery
221. Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree, 1878Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree (Phanera variegata). Oil on board by Marianne North, 1878
Walter Fitch, Llewllyn House, Kew. Presented by his widow in 1904. Walter Fitch (1817-1892) was appointed as a botanical artist for Curtis Botanical magazine by William Hooker
838. Adams Needle or Yucca, about half natural sizeYucca gloriosa, L. is a very old inhabitant of English gardens, having been cultivated during the latter half of the sixteenth century by Gerard and Parkinson
831. Wild Flowers and Fruits of the Salinas, ChiliEchinocactus sp. in fruit, above it Ephedra andina, Poepp. in fruit, and a sprig of a white variety of the same in front, with the globular, green flower heads of Eryngiumn paniculatum, Cay
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