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789. Flowers and Seed-vessels of a West Australian Gum Tree andThis (Eucalyptus, . ficifolia, F. Muell) is perhaps the most beautiful of all the Gum Trees. It is a small tree nearly allied to E. calophylla, R. Br. (see 757), but the latter has white flowers
785. Flowers of the Waratah, of New South WalesThis is Telopea speciosissima, R. Br. the most gorgeous of all the Australian Proteaceae, and now almost restricted to the Blue Mountains. It is a shrub from six to eight feet high
784. West Australian ShrubsFoliage and flowers of Banksia grandees, Willd. with a blue-flowered species of Comesperma (perhaps C.volubile, Labill.) climbing over it
780. Branch of a Grevillea, and a View on the Swan River, West AustraliaThe branch bears both flowers and seed-vessels, and is probably Grevillea leucopteris, Meissn. Behind is a bush of the same, and a Red Gum Tree hung with a species of Loranthus
752. View near Brighton, VictoriaLooking through a hedge of Ti Shrub (Leptospermum spp.) with a caterpillars nest of the leaves above on the left. The small-leaved species on the right is probably L. scoparium, Forst
751. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a rare West AustraliaThis is Eucalyptus macrocarpa, Hook and a portrait of the one remaining specimen of this species near Newcastle is represented behind
746. Foliage of a Gum Tree and Flowers of Tecoma, with Flying OpAided by the membrane between their legs, these little creatures (Belideus flaviventris) have been known to leap forty yards from an elevation of thirty feet on one side of a river to the foot of a
742. Wild Flowers of Victoria and New South WalesAt the back, two or three species of Stylidium, a large and curious genus almost entirely Australian, upwards of eighty species being known
739. Flowers and Seed - vessels of the Port Jackson Wooden PearLike the fruits or seed - vessels of so many Australian shrubs and trees, the Wooden Pear (Xylomelum pyriforme, Knight) is very hard and woody
730. A Selection of Flowers from Mount Wellington, TasmaniaIn the foreground on the left are the clustered red and bluish berries of Cyathodes glauca, Labill. the rosy flowers of a Pimelea, the lilac flowers of a Prostanthera
726. Flowers and Foliage of the Silver Wattle, QueenslandThis tree (Acacia dealbata, Link) yields an excellent gum, and when in flower it scents the whole country with its sweetness
720. Foliage and Flowers of the Blue Gum, and Diamond & Birds, T 720. Foliage and Flowers of the Blue GumThe Blue Gum (Eucalyptus Globulus, Labill.) grows to a large size, occasionally exceeding 300 feet; it inhabits Tasmania and Victoria
706. Flowers of RoselleThis 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
695. Foliage and Flowers of a Forest Tree of JavaFagraea 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!
688. Foliage and Flowers of the Clove, Fruit of the Mango, and Hindoo God of Wisdom, 1880Oil 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
675. Inflorescence of a Plant of the Ginger Family from JavaThe 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
672. A Javan Rhododendron and IpomoeaThe genus Rhododendron has a wide range in the Old World, from the Alps of Europe to China and Japan, and southward to Java, Borneo
660. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian climbing Evergreen ShrubAt 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
645. Two Flowering Shrubs of JavaStrophanthus dichotomous, DC. and Lagerstroemia indica, L. The five-tailed corollas of the first are singular, as well as its large seed-vessel
637. Plants of SarawakOn the left the bold, longitudinally-ribbed foliage of a Melastomacea with a vine in fruit, the name of which we have not determined;
634. Foliage, Fruit, and Flowers of a Rose-apple, JavaFruit edible. This is probably a variety of Eugenia aquea, Burm. f
627. Blue-flowered Climber and a common Swamp Plant of SarawakThe Burmese Thunbergia grandiflora, Roxb. and a species of Fagraea, belonging to the Loganiaceae
625. Foliage and Flowers of a tree commonly cultivated in warm countriesSesbania grandiflora, Pers. var. coccinea, may be a native of the Malayan Archipelago and North Australia. The tender leaves, flowers
611. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of Vanilla albidaSeveral species of this genus are cultivated for the fruit or seed-vessel, which is used to scent and flavour delicate sweet- meats and beverages
605. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sapodilla PlumAchras Sapota, L. a native of tropical America, is now cultivated in other parts of the world for its excellent fruit, which tastes like a medlar
596. Flowers and Fruit of Barringtonia, BorneoBarringtonia speciosa, Forst. is a tree of the Myrtle order, common on the sea-shore of the Malayan, Mascarene, and Polynesian Islands
595. Bornean OrchidsIn the lower left corner, Cypripedium Hookerae. Rchb. f. with spotted leaves, and above it, 0. Lowii, Lindl. with a white-flowered Sarcochilus Calceolus, Lindl. on the right, and a Sarcanthus
593. Orchids of Sarawak, BorneoDendrobium superbum, Rchb.f. having purple flowers with a darker lip; and Calanthe vestita, Wall. white and orange
590. Malayan Moth Orchid and an American ClimberPhalaenopsis amabilis, Blume, is one of the most distinct types of showy orchids. It is here associated with the beautifully variegated foliage of Haemaria discolor, Lindl
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
586. Two cultivated Plants, painted at SingaporeThe central plant, having long leaves, purple beneath, and a curious inflorescence enclosed in two bracts resembling a bivalve shell, and on that account sometimes called the Oyster Plant
582. Flowers and Fruit of the Doctors Tree, Sarawak, BorneoThis climber (Rourea sp.) is a member of the Connaraceae, a small family allied to the Leguminosae
581. Flowers and Butterflies of Sarawak, BorneoMussaenda macrophylla, Wall. is the plant on which the Butterflies (Ornithoptera priamus) are painted, though they are from Amboina
576. Group of Wild Palms, Sarawak, BorneoAreca Catechu, L. (Betel) in flower, Arenga saccharifera, Labill. in fruit. Observe also Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
562. Honeysucker at work, Sarawak, BorneoStachytarpheta mutabilis, Vahl. The genus is numerous in species, all of them native of America, but this species is now common in the tropics of the Old World
560. Flowers of a Dogwood and an Indigo from the HimalayasThe flowers of the Dogwood (Cornus capitata, Wall.) are quite small and many crowded together, each head being subtended by four coloured bracts, that look very much like petals
559. Flowers of a Jasmine and a Pink Begonia, BorneoThis is Jasminum graciliium, Hook. f. a comparatively recent addition to our gardens, and one of the most desirable of an exquisite genus
556. Foliage, Pitchers and Flowers of a Bornean Pitcher Plant, aThe flowers of most species of Nepenthes are less showy than the pitchers. They are unisexual; the males and females being in separate spikes and perhaps always on different plants
549. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Swamp Shrub of BorneoA species of Wormia
544. Flowers and Fruit of the Carambola and Butterflies, SingapoThe Carambola (Averrhoa Carambola, L.) is a small evergreen tree, and, like its only congener, the Bilimbi (152), a native of some parts of tropical Asia; it is often cultivated for its fruit
536. Flowers and Fruit of the Cocoa Tree, painted at SingaporeThe Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao, Linn.) is a small tree, usually under twenty feet high, producing its flowers and fruit on the main stem and older branches
533. Flowers and Fruit of the Cananga, SingaporeThe highly-scented petals of Cananga odorata, Hook. f. et Thoms. are much loved by the native ladies of the Malay Islands
527. Cherokee Rose with the Peak of Teneriffe in the distanceThe Cherokee Rose (R. laevigata, Michx.) although very common in the South- eastern States of North America is only a colonist there; its native country being China
516. Abyssinian Ensete in a garden in TeneriffeMusa Ensete, Gmel. is the most ornamental of the genus, but its fruit is not edible. It was first discovered by Bruce more than a century ago;
504. Group of Flowers, painted in TeneriffeThe cactus (Opuntia Dillenii, Haw.) lying in front of the vase is cultivated for its spines, which are used to fasten the bags of cochineal insects to another kind of cactus
501. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Capucin Tree of the SeycFor many years the seeds of the Capucin lay in our Museums; and, although it was evident that they belonged to some member of the Sapotacae
498. A Selection of Flowers. Wild and Cultivated, with Puzzle NuCrimson Russelia ]uncea, Zuce. from Mexico, on the right, then whitish Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn. or Horse-radish Tree of tropical countries, and a yellow-brown Stoplzanthus (from Madagascar)
494. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Tatamaka, PraslinAmong big trees growing on the shores of the Mascarene Islands, tropical Asia and Polynesia, the present (Calophyllum Inophyllum Linn.) is conspicuous alike from its commonness and its beauty
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