Flower Collection (page 18)

600. Foliage and Flowers of a Tropical American Shrub and Honeys
Solandra grandiflora, Sw. resembling Datura arborea, L. and a member of the same family, namely Solanceae

574. A climber in flower and fruit, Sarawak
The flowers, although green in colour, are very sweet-scented. It is an Artabotrys (Anonaceae)

485. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a common tree of the sea-sho
A view from the rocks, with Ile Aride and a part of Curieuse in the distance. This tree (Cordia subcordata, Lam.) is common on the tropical shores of the Old World and throughout Polynesia

431. A South African Specialty
Like so many other South African genera of plants, Stapelia presents an almost indefinite number of forms or species. In this genus the differences are in the shape of the leafless, succulent stems

404. Root Parasites and Blue Blepharis, Port Elizabeth
As may be seen, these brilliantly coloured plants have no green leaves; and they have no need of them, because they draw their nourishment from the roots of other plants upon which they fasten as

402. Cape Colours
The white-flowered " Ink Plant" (Cycnium tubatum, Harvey) in front, with the rosy Hibiscus pedunculatus, Thunb. blue Plectranthus

399. Brunsvigia multiflora, near Queenstown, South Africa
This Amaryllid is remarkable for its large bulb and inflorescence, the latter appearing each season after the leaves have decayed and disappeared

392. Two climbing plants of St. Johns, and Butterflies
The purple pea-flower is apparently a species of Dolichos, and the yellowish green flowers are those of Riocreuxia torulosa, Dcne. Compare this with Ceropegia Sandersoni, Dcne

387. Aloe and Passionflower, South Africa
The Aloe flowers in this painting belong to the trunkless species in 386; and the Passionflower (Passiflora edulis, Sims.) is a plant of American origin cultivated and colonised in South Africa

358. Ordeal Plant or Tanghin and Parokeets of Madagasear
Gerbera Tanghin, Hook, , yields a poisonous juice which was formerly much employed in Madagascar to detect and punish crime

225. Flowers and Young Fruit of the Chinese Banana
Musa chinensis, Sweet, differs little from the common Banana except in stature. See the description of 816

216. Wild Flowers of Mussooree, India
Although wild the cactus (Echinopsis oxygona, Zuec.) and the little yellow Calceolaria are not indigenous in India. The Primulas are indigenous

210. Californian Flowers
The crimson " Snow Plant" (Sarcodes sanguinea, Torr.) grows in decaying vegetable matter in the Big Tree groves and other coniferous woods

183. Study of Cocoanut Palm
Mango in flower and Sugar Plantations beyond. See descriptions of 229, 309, and 688

180. Group of Flowers, Wild and Cultivated, in Jamaica
The large white flower (Portlandia grandiflora, L.) in the centre and the lovely blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea rubro-coerulea, Hook.), are two of the most beautiful of all climbing plants

143. Brazilian Wild Flowers
In front on the bottom is the orange and red inflorescence of a species of Aphelandra; above it the lilac flowers of Lisianthus inflatus, Mart

125. Selection of cultivated Flowers, painted in Jamaica
In the vase, associated with the crimson flowers of one of the Coral trees (Erythrina sp.), is a panicle of the sweet-scented lilac and white flowers of Melia Azedarach, L

96. Orchid and Humming Birds, Brazil
One of the numerous forms of the genus Cattleya-C. bicolor, Lindl. and a species of Chlorostilbon

88. Flowers of a Brazilian Forest Tree
Pachira margqinata, A. Juss. is related to the Baobab and the genera Bombax (247) and Eriodendron (632)

81. Brazilian Flowers
Begonia maculata, Raddi (syn. B.argyrostigma, Fisch.), the blue-berried Coccocypselum discolor, Hort. and Blue Bird (Coereba cyanea)

62. Foliage, Flowers, and fruit of False Tomato, painted in Braz
This plant, Cyphomnandra betacea, Sendt. (syn. Solanum betaceum, Cav.), is a native of Western and Central America, and is cultivated in some countries for its fruit

Allium giganteum
large flowering onions

Vanilla planifolia
Illustration from Darstellung und Beschreibung sämmtlicher in der Pharmacopoea borussica aufgeführten offizinellen Gewächse, etc. vol 3, plate 23a

Paulownia tomentosa
SCROPHULARIACEAE, Paulownia, tomentosa, 20001858HONX36

Syncarpha vestita
Cape snow - South Africa

Ipomoea pauciflora
tree morning glory - Mexico

Hakea laurina
pincushion hakea, inflorescence - Australia

Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus
pezuna de venado - Mexico

Actinotus helianthi
Sydney flanell flower - Australia

Platystele stenostachya
tiny orchid

Monodora myristica
Calabash Nutmeg

Kniphofia
red hot poker

Galanthus
snowdrops

Aesculus parviflora
Dwarf buckeye

Amelanchier rotundifolia

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