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784. West Australian ShrubsFoliage and flowers of Banksia grandees, Willd. with a blue-flowered species of Comesperma (perhaps C.volubile, Labill.) climbing over it
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
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
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
634. Foliage, Fruit, and Flowers of a Rose-apple, JavaFruit edible. This is probably a variety of Eugenia aquea, Burm. f
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
617. Foliage and Fruit of the Kenari and Butterfly, JavaThe nuts of the Kenari or Java Almonds (Canarium commune, Linn.) are so hard that only the Black Cockatoo can crack them; and this he ingeniously manages, according to Wallace
575. Foliage and Fruit of a Forest Tree of JavaAmoora Aphanamixis, Schult. a member of the Meliaceae
549. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Swamp Shrub of BorneoA species of Wormia
529. Foliage and Flowers of Medinilla magnifierA native of Manilla, and perhaps the most gorgeous of all the numerous Melastomaceae; cultivated at Singapore
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
293. Foliage and Fruit of the BanyanFicus bengaiensis, L. is commonly planted for shade, and often covers immense areas, supported by a perfect labyrinth of subsidiary stems
254. Foliage and Fruit of the CherimoyerAnona Cherimnolia, Mill. is a delicious fruit of Peru. Several other species of the same genus yield excellent fruits, as A. reticulata, L. See 275
112. Foliage, flowers, and fruit of the Granadilla, JamaicaThe fruit of several species and varieties of Passion Flower is edible; this is Passiflora macrocarpa, Mast. Seeds and pulp-in fact all the inside is eaten
108. Foliage and Flowers of a Brazilian Climbing Shrub and HummiThere are three or four species varieties of Bougainvillea, to which genus the climber belongs, all of them endemic in Brazil, though one or two are now commonly cultivated in warm countries
Lactuca sativa, lettuce, 1791Lactuca sativa, lettuce, from Joseph Jacob Plenck, Icones Plantarum Medicinal, Vol. 4, 1791, Tab 594, t. 594
Thymus vulgaris, 1792Illustration of Thymus vulgaris, commonly known as thyme, from Icones Plantarum Medicinal by Joseph Jacob Plenck, 1932, volume 5, plate 489
Good King HenryChenopodium bonus Henricus, Good King Henry. REGNAULT Nicolas Francois (1746-c.1810) and Genevive de Nangis REGNAULT (b.1746)
Humulus lupulus, hopHumulus lupulus. Hop, hops. Cannabaceae family. Illustration from Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz by Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome, Vol. 2, 1886. Tab.183 T.183
Spinacia oleracea, spinachSpinacia oleracea. Spinach. Amaranthaceae family. Illustration from Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz by Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome, Vol. 2, 1886. Tab. 198 T.198
687. Foliage and Fruit of a small Screw Pine, Java
543. View of Kuching and River, Sarawak, BorneoThe plant with Banana-like foliage on the left is the Madagascar Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis, Sonn.). It belongs to the same natural family as the Banana; but instead of yielding food
64. Foliage and fruit of mammae apple, or South American Apricot, 1880A tropical American tree (Mammea americana, L.) of the Guttiferae, cultivated for its fruit, the outer rind of which is bitter; but the flesh is sweet and aromatic, and is made into preserves
Chamaecyparis obtusa
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