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Background imageArtist Collection: 761. Musk Tree and background of Evergreen Beech, Victoria

761. Musk Tree and background of Evergreen Beech, Victoria
The 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 743. Brisbane Botanic Gardens

743. Brisbane Botanic Gardens
Palms 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 738. View in the Brisbane Botanic Garden

738. View in the Brisbane Botanic Garden
A Moreton Bay Pine (Araucaria Cunninghami, .Ait.) in the foreground and an American Tacsonia in front

Background imageArtist Collection: 696. Banana, American Aloe, and Cypress, in a Garden, Java

696. Banana, American Aloe, and Cypress, in a Garden, Java
This 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in Java

684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in Java
The 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 628. Wild Flowers of Sarawak, Borneo

628. Wild Flowers of Sarawak, Borneo
In 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 594. Foliage and Flowers of the Burmese Thaw-ka or Soka, painted

594. Foliage and Flowers of the Burmese Thaw-ka or Soka, painted
Amherstia nobilis, Wall. has perhaps the most magnificent flowers of any member of the large family, Leguminosae, to which it belongs

Background imageArtist Collection: 587. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a Peruvian Bark Tree

587. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a Peruvian Bark Tree
There 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 565. Palawan Trees, Sarawak, Borneo

565. Palawan Trees, Sarawak, Borneo
This tree ( Tristania Whiteana, Griff.) is easily recognised in the landscape, as i sheds its bark like an Arbutus, leaving the trunk a deep red

Background imageArtist Collection: 367. A. Giant Kniphofia near Grahamstown

367. A. Giant Kniphofia near Grahamstown
Kniphofia 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)

Background imageArtist Collection: 344. View in Singapore, with Nyum-Nyumn tree

344. View in Singapore, with Nyum-Nyumn tree
Cynometra 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 319. Sandal-wood of India

319. Sandal-wood of India
Santalum 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 311. The Kuddum or Cadamba

311. The Kuddum or Cadamba
Anthocephalus 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 305. The Gool-achin or Caracucha

305. The Gool-achin or Caracucha
A 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 303. The Dhak or Bastard Teak

303. The Dhak or Bastard Teak
The 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 295. Holy Basil or Tulsi

295. Holy Basil or Tulsi
A 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 263. A Darjeeling Oak, festooned with a climber

263. A Darjeeling Oak, festooned with a climber
Quercus lamellosa, Sm. and Thunbergia coccinea, Roxb

Background imageArtist Collection: 250. Young Shoots of the Iron Wood Tree

250. Young Shoots of the Iron Wood Tree
Ironwood (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

Background imageArtist Collection: 232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, Borneo

232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, Borneo
The 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 118. Foliage and Flowers of the Mahoe, Jamaica

118. Foliage and Flowers of the Mahoe, Jamaica
The 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;

Background imageArtist Collection: 101. Palma Christi or Castor Oil, painted in Brazil

101. Palma Christi or Castor Oil, painted in Brazil
Behind 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 60. Flor de Pascua or Easter Flower at Morro Velho, Brazil

60. Flor de Pascua or Easter Flower at Morro Velho, Brazil
This 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 44. Some Brazilian Flowers

44. Some Brazilian Flowers
A 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 35. View of the Jesuit College of Caracas, Minas Geraes, Brazil

35. View of the Jesuit College of Caracas, Minas Geraes, Brazil
Coral Trees (Erythrina sp.) in flower in the foreground. The College is at an elevation of about 3000 feet above the sea level

Background imageArtist Collection: 33. Flowers of Cassia corymbosa in Minas Geraes, Brazil

33. Flowers of Cassia corymbosa in Minas Geraes, Brazil
A South American forest tree whose twin leaflets close together at sunset. The insects Pterochroya ocellata are called Leaf Insects (see 676)

Background imageArtist Collection: 31. Inflorescence of the West Indian Pinguin

31. Inflorescence of the West Indian Pinguin
This, 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 29. Some Fruits and Vegetables used in Brazil

29. Some Fruits and Vegetables used in Brazil
In 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 28. Group of Sago-yielding Cycads in the Botanic Garden at Rio J

28. Group of Sago-yielding Cycads in the Botanic Garden at Rio J
Behind 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

Background imageArtist Collection: Doorway in the Marianne North Gallery

Doorway in the Marianne North Gallery

Background imageArtist Collection: paintings inside the Marianne North Gallery

paintings inside the Marianne North Gallery

Background imageArtist Collection: 846. A South African Sedge

846. A South African Sedge
This 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 845. A species of Ornithogalum

845. A species of Ornithogalum
This is allied to W. rosea. (See 417.)

Background imageArtist Collection: 844. Australian Spear Lily

844. Australian Spear Lily
Aloe 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 842. A Japanese Magnolia

842. A Japanese Magnolia
This showy spring-flowering hardy shrub (Magnolia obovata, Thunb.) has been cultivated in English gardens ever since 1796

Background imageArtist Collection: 841. A Japanese Lily

841. A Japanese Lily
Lilium 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 840. An Orchid of Tropical Asia

840. An Orchid of Tropical Asia
This 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 839. A Garden Variety of Indian Shot

839. A Garden Variety of Indian Shot
This is Canna Ehemannii, Hort. a hybrid between the tropical American C. iridiflora and another species

Background imageArtist Collection: 837. A Colombian Aroid

837. A Colombian Aroid
After a long reign, the brilliant Anthuriumn Scherzerianum has now to compete with its still more beautiful ally Anthurium Andraeanum, Linden, here represented

Background imageArtist Collection: 836. A Brazilian Columnar Cactus

836. A Brazilian Columnar Cactus
Upwards 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

Background imageArtist Collection: 824. View from the Sierra of Theresopolis, Brazil

824. View from the Sierra of Theresopolis, Brazil

Background imageArtist Collection: 820. Spring Gardens, Jamaica, with its Cocoanut Palms

820. Spring Gardens, Jamaica, with its Cocoanut Palms

Background imageArtist Collection: 819. View from Kalutara, Ceylon

819. View from Kalutara, Ceylon
Casuarina and Cocoanut Trees

Background imageArtist Collection: 815. Barranca de Castro, Teneriffe

815. Barranca de Castro, Teneriffe
Tree Heather, Laurels, Goats, and Shepherds in blankets and topboots

Background imageArtist Collection: 812. Gate of Mariamma Temple, Japan

812. Gate of Mariamma Temple, Japan

Background imageArtist Collection: 810. Another Brazilian Orchid

810. Another Brazilian Orchid
This is Sophronitis grandiflora, Lindl. which is cultivated in this country

Background imageArtist Collection: 809. View at Morro Velho, Brazil

809. View at Morro Velho, Brazil
A 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)

Background imageArtist Collection: 808. A Brazilian Epiphytal Orchid

808. A Brazilian Epiphytal Orchid
Sophronitis coccinea, Rchb. f

Background imageArtist Collection: 807. The House-builder Caterpillar, on a flowering shrub, Brazil

807. The House-builder Caterpillar, on a flowering shrub, Brazil
This 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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