Artist Collection (page 8)

720. Foliage and Flowers of the Blue Gum, and Diamond & Birds, T 720. Foliage and Flowers of the Blue Gum
The Blue Gum (Eucalyptus Globulus, Labill.) grows to a large size, occasionally exceeding 300 feet; it inhabits Tasmania and Victoria

719. Ripe cone of a Cycad, Illawarra, New South Wales
The beauty of the richly-coloured seeds of this Cycad (Macrozamia spiralis, Miq.), is only seen after the cones begin to break up

717. Castle Hill Station, with Beech Forest, New Zealand

714. View of the Otira Gorge, New Zealand
Conspicuous in the vegetation of the foreground are the white plumes of the Toe Toe Reed (Arundo conspicua, Forst.), and on the rocks, trees of Dracophyllum Traversii, Hook. f

712. A New Zealand Dracophyllum
This remarkable genus is spread over New Zealand, Australia (especially Western), and New Caledonia : and the present species (D. Traversii, Hook)

711. Berry-bearing Tasmanian Shrubs
In front the foliage and inflorescence of Richea dracophylla, R. Br. which reminds one rather of the Pine Apple than the beautiful genus Epacris, to which, however, it is closely allied

709. View from the Botanic Gardens, Hobart Town, Tasmania
Grass-Trees (Xanthorrhoea sp.) and an Oyster Bay Pine (Frenela rhomboidea, Endl. var. tasmanica) in the foreground

708. A New Caledonian Plant, Hibiscus Cooperi

707. Palmyra Palms and Epiphytal Trees in Flood-time, Java
See 702

706. Flowers of Roselle
This is Hibiscus Sabdariffa, Linn. an annual plant commonly cultivated in hot countries. Tarts and jellies are made from the fleshy calyx and capsule freed from the seeds

705. Palmyra Palms in Flood-time
This Palm commonly grows in low tracts of land that are inundated during the rains. For further information, see description of 702, in which the flowers and fruit are represented

704. Tree Fern in the Preanger Mountains, Java

703. Small Hindu Temple of Kidel, Java
Bananas, Bamboos, and Palms in the background

701. View of the Village of Tosari, Java
The Ardjuno Volcano seen across the rich Plain. The tall slender trees in the foreground are Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst

699. Blauwater, Pasoeroewan, Java
An old Hindu Tank, whose Temple has disappeared; but its sacred monkeys are pensioned and petted by the Dutch Government

695. Foliage and Flowers of a Forest Tree of Java
Fagraea auriculata, Jack, is the name of the tree; and the bird (Megalaema sp.) is probably not a native of Java, though it was bought and painted there!

693. Gardeners Cottage, Buitenzorg Botanic Garden Java
It is hung with Bird Cages and shaded by trees covered with Rattan or Climbing Palms (Calamus sp.)

692. Ripe Fruit of Screw Pine, and sprig of sandal Wood
Pandanus tectorius, Sol. No. 571 shows the habit of growth of the Screw Pine. Consult the description of 246

688. Foliage and Flowers of the Clove, Fruit of the Mango, and Hindoo God of Wisdom, 1880
Oil painting by Marianne North, 1880. The cloves of commerce are the unopened flower-buds, and the tree that produces them (Eugenia caryophyllata, Thunb.) is a native of the Moluccas

686. Volcanoes from Temangong, with Sugar Palms in the foregroun
The trunk of this palm (Arenga saccharifera, Lab.) when dead is hollow, and furnishes very durable underground water-pipes

682. Group of Palms, Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java

681. Climbing Aroid and Nest of White Sparrows, Java
Rhaphidophora sp. and Padda orizivora

679. The Ardjuno Volcano from Tosari, Java
Tree Ferns and Casuarinas in the foreground

678. Bamboos and Cocoanut Palm
Carrion Crows watching Malays in a Butchery, Java

677. Old Banyan Trees at Buitenzorg, Java
See the description of Ficus bengalensis, L. 293

675. Inflorescence of a Plant of the Ginger Family from Java
The flowers are in dense clusters, which proceed from the trailing, partly underground stem; and the ripe seed-vessels are sweet and juicy like grapes. It is probably a species of Amomum

674. Hindu Idols and Frangipani Trees at Singosari, Java
Plumeria acutifolia, Poir

673. Leaf and Inflorescence of a Gigantic Aroid, Java
Amorphophallus campanulatus, Blume, is a singular and striking object. Previous to the bursting of the spathe containing the spadix, which takes place suddenly about sunrise

672. A Javan Rhododendron and Ipomoea
The genus Rhododendron has a wide range in the Old World, from the Alps of Europe to China and Japan, and southward to Java, Borneo

670. The Talipot Palm in Flower and Fruit, and Wine Palm in flow
Under 284 will be found an account of the mode of flowering of the Talipot Palm (Corypha Gebanga, Blume); and that of the Wine Palm (Caryota urens, Linn.) is equally curious

669. Japanese Persimmon or Kaki Fruit
Several varieties of this fruit (Diospyros Kaki, Linn f.) are cultivated both in China and Japan; and some of them have been imported, and are now cultivated in the South of Europe

668. View from Malang, Java
Mat Houses, and a large Tree in the foreground

667. Cascade at Tji Boddas, Java
Tree Ferns and Amomum plants in the foreground

666. Palms in the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java
In the centre are two small ones, having huge fan-shaped leaves. These are the famous Double Cocoanut, or Coco de Mer (Lodoicea sechellarum, Lab.), and they were then thirty years old

665. Banyan Trees at Buitenzorg, Java
Roots descend from the branches of this tree (Ficus bengalensis, L.), on all sides, and after penetrating the ground they enlarge and grow into stems three or four feet or more in girth

664. Java Flowers
Agalmyla staminea, Blume, with an Orchid and the trailing Campanulacea (Pratia egoniaefolia, Lindl.) in front

663. Pawan Durfur
Temple crushed by a large Cotton tree, Java

290. Pine-clad slopes of Nagkunda, North India, and view of the
Taken from outside of the Artists paper window. In the foreground, on the right, is the top of a pine tree, clipped and trained so as to resemble a bank of turf from where the artist sat

660. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian climbing Evergreen Shrub
At first sight this reminds one of the Himalayan Rhododendron Griffithianum, Wight. it is Beaumontia grandiflora, Wall. belonging to the Apocynaceae, and climbs to the tops of the highest trees

656. Small Temple of Maruyama at Kioto, Japan
Cryptomeria japonica, Don, and bamboos in the background. The form of devotion practised at this temple consists in running round it one hundred times

653. The Hottomi Temple at Kioto, Japan
A Pine tree trained as an espalier in front, and autumn tints in the back ground

651. Garden of the Nishihongwange Temple, Kioto, Japan
Cycads (Cycads revoluta, Thunb.) and various dwarf plants on a rockery

648. Roadside View from Sindang Laya, Java
A Durian tree (Durio zibethinus, DC.) may be seen on the left

647. View from the Artists Window at Buitenzorg, Java
Cocoanut Palms, Bananas, Breadfruit trees, and Coffee bushes. Clerodendron paniculatum, Linn. in flower on the left

646. The Gader Volcano, Java, from Sindang Laya
A young Casuarina, and Datura arborea in the foreground with an Erythrina in flower and a Furcraea poling on the left

645. Two Flowering Shrubs of Java
Strophanthus dichotomous, DC. and Lagerstroemia indica, L. The five-tailed corollas of the first are singular, as well as its large seed-vessel

644. A Clearing in the Forest of Tji Boddas, Java, with bank of

643. Gate of the Temple of Kobe, Japan, and Wistaria
Wistaria chinensis, Sieb. et Zucc. trained over the gateway, and a noble Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum Camphora, Nees) behind it

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