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170. Flowers of Jasmine Mango or Frangipani, BrazilA species of Plumeria, whose flowers come before the leaves, and when the latter appear a large caterpillar also often comes and eats them all up
77. Wild Flowers at Morro Velho, BrazilBignonia venusta. Ker. and a Convolvulacea (Quamoclit Nationis Hook. ?), climbing over Luhea rufescens, St. Hil. a forest tree
825. View of the Corcovado Mountain, near Rio de Janerio, BrazilThe vegetation comprises Bamboo, Royal Palms (Oreodora regia, H.B.IK.), &c
47. Flowers of Datura and Humming Birds, BrazilDatura arborea, Linn. is a native of tropical America, and is commonly cultivated in other countries, as it grows like a rank weed
37. Flowers and Fruit of the Maricojas Passion Flower, BrazilThe fruit of this (Passiflora alata, Ait.) and several other species of the genus are edible. See 112
085 - Side Avenue of Royal Palms at Botafoga, Brazil
138. View of the Bay of Rio and the Sugar-loaf Mountain, BrazilMarianne North painting 138
Flowers of Datura and Humming Birds, BrazilOil on canvas, no date. According to the gallery guide, Datura arborea, Linn. [Brugmansia arborea L.] is a native of tropical America, and is commonly cultivated in other countries
115. The Aqueduct of Morro Velho, BrazilCoral Mountain in the background, and part of an inflorescence of banana, a Convolvulcea, and Amethystine Humming Birds (Calliphlox amethystina) in front
63. Avenue of Royal Palms at Botafogo, BrazilThis avenue of Oreodoxa regia, Kth. is half a mile long, and the trees, which are about 40 years old, are 100 feet high. Five rings are left on the trunks each year by the fallen leaves
Painting 056, View under the Ferns at Gongo, BrazilView under the Ferns at Gongo, Brazil
626 - Palms in the Botanic Garden at Rio Janeiro. The Organ mountains appear in the back ground
186. Foliage, Flowers and Fruit of the Citron, and ButterflyThe native country of the Citron (Citrus Medica, Risso) is not -known with certainty, though there is little doubt that it is some part of tropical Asia
50. Landscape at Morro Velho, BrazilIn the foreground is a colony of Butterflies (Helicon phyllis) going to roost on a single segment of a palm leaf, from which they will never move until the suns rays reach them in the morning
45. Harvesting the Sugar-Cane in Minas Geraes, BrazilThe solid stems of the sugar-cane (Saccharum offcinarum, Linn.) grow ten, or even as much as fifteen, feet high, and the -sugar-juice is expressed from them by machinery
822. Noonday View in the Organ Mountains, Brazil, from Barara
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)
79. View of the Old Gold Works at Morro Velho, Brazil
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
066, Screw Pines and Avenue of Royal Palms in the Botanic Gardens, RioThe Screw Pine to the left in the foreground is a male plant in flower (see 246), and that on the right is a female in young fruit (see 692)
94. Oil Palm at Tijuca, Brazil
Fish Tongues used to grate Guarana, Brazil. From the RBG Kew Economic Botany Collection, reference EBC 62374. Donated and collected by Richard Spruce
821. View near Tijuca, Brazil, Granite Boulders in the foregrounThe plants in the foreground are overrun by a species of Dodder (Cuscuta americana, L.) from which an orange dye is obtained. A similar parasitical plant often preys on clover in this country
106. Brazilian FlowersOn the left the elegant, feathery leaves and crimson flowers of Ipomoea Quamoclit, L.; above, a scarlet and white Acanthacea; in the centre a species of Tabernaemontana ()
102. A Brazilian 0rchidThis is Laelia purpurata. Lindl. one of the handsomest orchids known. It was first cultivated in this country about the year Th52, when Messrs
97. Foliage and Flowers of a Coral tree and double-crested HummiThe Chorisia is probably C. speciosa, St. Hil. and the birds Trochilus cornutus
34. View in Mr. Morits Garden at Petropolis, Brazil
A tall Brazilian ClimberOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; This is Aristolochia brasiliensis, Mart. & Zucc. var
811. Glimpse in a Glen at Gongo, BrazilThe dark flowers in the background are those of a Melostomacea (Pleroma), see 69; and the yellow ones belong to an Aspilia (see 44)
Trithrinax brasiliensis, Brazil, palm, IUCN Red List
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
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)
Painting 104, Foliage, Flowers and Fruit of the Soursop, BrazilPainting captioned " Anona muricata, L. is a native, of the West Indies, where, as well as in continetal America and other countries, it is cultivated for its excellent fruit."
Miltonia spectabilis, the Outstanding Miltonia orchid. ORCHIDACEAE
824. View from the Sierra of Theresopolis, Brazil
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)
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
522. View in the Cochineal Gardens at Santa Cruz, TeneriffeWomen taking off the rags in which the newly hatched insects (Coccus cacti) are pinned to the Cactus plants (Opuntia coccinellifera, Steud.)
Melocactus violaceus subsp. Ritteri
159. Group of small Palms, Rio Janeiro, BrazilA species of Bactris, of which genus it is estimated that there are at least one hundred distinct species, all natives of tropical America
155. Foliage and Fruit of the Loquat, or Japanese Medlar, BraEriobotrya japonica, Lindl. is a native of Japan, cultivated in Brazil and elsewhere. The flowers are represented in 128
152. The Bilimbi or Blimbing, JamaicaAverrhoa Bilimbi, L. is a small tree, native of the Malayan Islands, cultivated for its fruit, which makes good tarts; a cooling drink is also prepared from it
151. Flowers of a Brazilian Coral Tree and Vegetable MercuryErythrina sp. and Brunjelsia Hopoeana, Benth. (syn. F rqniscea loeana, Hook.). The latter is used medicinally, hence the popular name
145. Study of Banana and Trumpet Tree, JamaicaConsult the descriptions of 120 and 823
144. Bermuda Mount, JamaicaA Calabash Tree (Crescentia Cujete, L.) covered with Epiphytes, in the foreground, see 111
142. Ground Orchid, Carqueja and Giant Snail, BrazilEpistephium sclerophyllum, Lindl. Baccharis trimera, DC. and a Bulimus. The Carqueja, or Carqueja amargosa, is a curious member of the Compositae having wing like expansions on the stem in lieu of
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