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761. Musk Tree and background of Evergreen Beech, VictoriaThe Musk Tree (Olearia argophylla, F. Muell.), is an arboreous Composila, whose ample foliage forms a striking feature in the vegetation of some parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania
743. Brisbane Botanic GardensPalms in the foreground and avenue of Araucarias behind. The two tall palms are a species of Ptychosperma;.the dwarf one behind, Areca Northiana, Hill; with Kentia minor, F. Muell. on the right
738. View in the Brisbane Botanic GardenA Moreton Bay Pine (Araucaria Cunninghami, .Ait.) in the foreground and an American Tacsonia in front
696. Banana, American Aloe, and Cypress, in a Garden, JavaThis Banana, Musa coccinea, Roxb. does not bear an edible fruit. A gave americana, Linn. the American Aloe, is wholly different from the true Aloes of South Africa. See 383, 386, etc
684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in JavaThe roots and seeds of Nelumbium speciosum, Willd. were eaten by the Egyptians in the time of Herodotus, as they are at the present time in India; but it long ago disappeared from Egypt-how long ago
628. Wild Flowers of Sarawak, BorneoIn the centre the handsome Coelogyne asperata, Lindl. with the young inflorescences of a plant of the ginger family behind; Pitchers of a species of Nepenthes
594. Foliage and Flowers of the Burmese Thaw-ka or Soka, paintedAmherstia nobilis, Wall. has perhaps the most magnificent flowers of any member of the large family, Leguminosae, to which it belongs
587. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a Peruvian Bark TreeThere are several species of the genus Cinchona yielding bark of different qualities, and they are all natives of Peru, Bolivia, and the adjoining countries in South America, where, however
565. Palawan Trees, Sarawak, BorneoThis tree ( Tristania Whiteana, Griff.) is easily recognised in the landscape, as i sheds its bark like an Arbutus, leaving the trunk a deep red
367. A. Giant Kniphofia near GrahamstownKniphofia is a genus of the Liliaceae numbering about twenty known species, which inhabit Eastern Africa, from Abyssinia to the Cape, and Madagascar. The species here represented (K)
344. View in Singapore, with Nyum-Nyumn treeCynometra cauliflora, L. is one of the few arboreous Leguminosae having a fleshy edible seed-vessel. Observe the flowers and fruit are borne on the trunk. See the young, tender foliage in 548
319. Sandal-wood of IndiaSantalum album, L. is a small tree celebrated by the poets on account of the sweet scent of its wood. An oil is extracted which is used to incense temples, and also medicinally
311. The Kuddum or CadambaAnthocephalus Cadamba, Miq. is a Rubiaceous tree often mentioned by poets. It has a deep yellow wood recommended for furniture. The yellowish-brown flowers are small and collected in dense balls
305. The Gool-achin or CaracuchaA tree (Plumeria acutifolia, Poir.) of American origin, commonly planted in Indian gardens, and particularly in cemeteries, because it keeps the graves white with its daily fall of fragrant flowers
303. The Dhak or Bastard TeakThe Dhak (Buteafrondosa, Roxb.) is one of the most striking of the Indian arboreous Leguminosae; its wood and leaves and flowers, the latter dried and reduced to a fine powder, which is sprinkled
295. Holy Basil or TulsiA most holy herb is Ocinmum sanctum, L. of the Mint order, grown in pots near every temple and dwelling of devout Hindoos. it is sacred to both Vishnu and Krishna
263. A Darjeeling Oak, festooned with a climberQuercus lamellosa, Sm. and Thunbergia coccinea, Roxb
250. Young Shoots of the Iron Wood TreeIronwood (Mesua ferrea, Linn.) is very widely spread in India, both in a wild state and cultivated. See also 271. The insect is a species of Orthopteron
232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, BorneoThe Pine Apple (Ananas sativus, Mill. var.) is believed to be really indigenous only in Brazil, whence it has spread to other countries, in some of which it has become naturalised and wild
118. Foliage and Flowers of the Mahoe, JamaicaThe dark-coloured wood of this tree (Paritium elatum, G. Don) is most valuable. If not a variety of P. tiliaceum, Juss. it is very closely allied to it;
101. Palma Christi or Castor Oil, painted in BrazilBehind are some leafless stems bearing clusters of the prickly seed-vessels at the top. The castor-oil tree (Ricinus com munis, L.) is a native of India
60. Flor de Pascua or Easter Flower at Morro Velho, BrazilThis plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Willd. (syn. Poinsettia pulcherrirma, Grah.), is a native of Central America, commonly cultivated in England, but it is not usual to see such large inflorescences
44. Some Brazilian FlowersA white-flowered Convolvulacea, associated with a species of Dipteracanthus-a shrub smelling like onions, and a yellow-flowered Composita (As-pilia ?) that smells like vanilla
35. View of the Jesuit College of Caracas, Minas Geraes, BrazilCoral Trees (Erythrina sp.) in flower in the foreground. The College is at an elevation of about 3000 feet above the sea level
33. Flowers of Cassia corymbosa in Minas Geraes, BrazilA South American forest tree whose twin leaflets close together at sunset. The insects Pterochroya ocellata are called Leaf Insects (see 676)
31. Inflorescence of the West Indian PinguinThis, the Bromelia Pinguin of Linnaeus, is a native of the West Indies, where it is also commonly planted for hedges. It belongs to the same family as the Chilian Puya
29. Some Fruits and Vegetables used in BrazilIn front the Ochro (Hibiscus esculentus, L.), the seed-vessels of which are used in thickening soups; the Guianga, a myrtaceous fruit, with a kind of Pumpkin called Borbora
28. Group of Sago-yielding Cycads in the Botanic Garden at Rio JBehind some Date Palms (Phoenix dactylifera, Linn.). In the right foreground is the trunk of a Camphor tree with Vanilla growing thereon. The cycad is Cycas circinalis, Linn
Doorway in the Marianne North Gallery
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846. A South African SedgeThis is Restio subverticillata, Linn. one out of about eighty species of Restio native of South Africa. The Restiaceae are almost exclusively restricted to South Africa and Australia
845. A species of OrnithogalumThis is allied to W. rosea. (See 417.)
844. Australian Spear LilyAloe abyssinica, Lam, . was discovered by the celebrated traveller Bruce, who sent seeds of it to Paris about the year 1777, and it seems to have been in cultivation ever since
842. A Japanese MagnoliaThis showy spring-flowering hardy shrub (Magnolia obovata, Thunb.) has been cultivated in English gardens ever since 1796
841. A Japanese LilyLilium erratum, Lindl. is said to be one of the commonest wild flowers in some parts of Japan. Yet, in spite of its beauty, it was not introduced alive in this country till the year 1861
840. An Orchid of Tropical AsiaThis handsome orchid, (Vanda suavis, Lindl.), has been cultivated in England since 1848. The allied V.tricolor, Hook, differs chiefly in the colour of the flowers
839. A Garden Variety of Indian ShotThis is Canna Ehemannii, Hort. a hybrid between the tropical American C. iridiflora and another species
837. A Colombian AroidAfter a long reign, the brilliant Anthuriumn Scherzerianum has now to compete with its still more beautiful ally Anthurium Andraeanum, Linden, here represented
836. A Brazilian Columnar CactusUpwards of a thousand species of Cactaceae are known, nearly all of them inhabiting America, and ranging from Chili and Buenos Ayres in the south to about 50ÔÇÜ├á├╗ N. lat
824. View from the Sierra of Theresopolis, Brazil
820. Spring Gardens, Jamaica, with its Cocoanut Palms
819. View from Kalutara, CeylonCasuarina and Cocoanut Trees
815. Barranca de Castro, TeneriffeTree Heather, Laurels, Goats, and Shepherds in blankets and topboots
812. Gate of Mariamma Temple, Japan
810. Another Brazilian OrchidThis is Sophronitis grandiflora, Lindl. which is cultivated in this country
809. View at Morro Velho, BrazilA Yucca and the candelabrum-like American Aloe (A gave americana, L.) in flower in the foreground. This should not be confounded with any of the species of the genus Aloe (see 505 and 528)
808. A Brazilian Epiphytal OrchidSophronitis coccinea, Rchb. f
807. The House-builder Caterpillar, on a flowering shrub, BrazilThis industrious creature weaves together sticks and leaves and makes itself a perfect covering, in and out of which it can move its head quickly at the slightest alarm or interruption of its usual
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