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273. Flowers of Darjeeling, IndiaHydrangea altissima, Wall. and yellow Thunbergia lutea, T. And. The large flowers in the circumference of the inflorescence of the Hydrangea are sterile
Ficus religiosa Willd. (Peepul, pipal, pipul or bo-tree)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, India, 1861Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, photographed on arrival in Ootacamund, southern India, 9 April 1861. Collected by Richard Spruce in Ecuador, the plants were received by WIlliam McIvor
818. Red Water Lily of Southern IndiaThis is the Nymphaea Lotus, L. (N. rubra, Roxb.), and was painted at Cochin
Corypha taliera, c 1795 - 1804Illustration of Corypha taliera, by unknown Indian artist, 1795 - 1804. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh, Kew Collection, c. 1795 - 1804
Ficus indica (Banyan tree)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Nelumbium speciosum, Willd. (Lotus)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh
294. The Sacred Lotus or PudmaNelumbium speciosum, Willd. is the most beautiful and graceful of all the Water Lilies, its leaves and flowers usually rising considerably above the surface of the water;
285. The Great Lily of Nainee Tal, in North IndiaThis fine Lily (Lilium Wallichianurn, R. & S.) grows six or seven feet high, and is here associated with Chirita urticaefolia, Ham. and a species of Begonia
237. Gardening at Nainee Tal, IndiaOn the other side of the lake, below the Oak Trees, the Willows (Salix babylonica, L.) are seen that formerly shaded the Temple of a Goddess, now covered by a landslip
228. The Taj Mahal at Agra, North-West IndiaThis magnificent mausoleum was built by the Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Arjamand Benu Begum, who died in 1629. The Taj was finished in 1648
241. Tomb of Ali ud Deen and Neem Tree, DelhiThe Neem tree is Melia Azadirachta, L
Oryza sativa, L. (Rice)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Urania speciosa, Willd. (Ravenala madagascariensis, Travellers Palm )Watercolour on paper, undated (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Cactus indicus, ca 18th centuryWatercolour on paper, ca late 18th century. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh. Roxburgh noted in his Flora Indica that this cactus was common around Calcutta
Erythrina indica, WilldWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Caesalpinia sappan, WilldWatercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). The plant is found in most parts of India and its islands. It flowers during the hot season
Citrus acida, RWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Gossypium herbaceum, Willd. (Cotton)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh)
Nymphaea rubra, RWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh
Dillenia speciosa ThunbWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh
276. Road up to Nainee Tal, India, in Spring timeThe tree in flower is Ougeinia dalbergioides, Benth
Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist and plant collector who was commissioned by William Hooker to transfer the cinchona (quinine) industry from South America to India
278. Michelia and Climber of Darjeeling, IndiaThe tree is Michelia excelsa, Wall. a lofty congener of the Champak, and the climber is Porana grandiflora, Wall. which is remarkable in its family (Convolvulaceae) for being sweetscented
Urania speciosa Willd. (Ravenala madagascariensis, Traveller sWatercolour on paper, undated (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
265. Nepalese Temple and Peepul Tree, with Blue Pigeons bathingThe Peepul, a kind of fig (Ficus religiosa, Linn.), and the pigeon (Columba livida) are both sacred to the Hindoos. It is the skeleton leaves of the Peepul on which Chinese Buddhists paint flowers
231. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of an African Tree painted in IThis tree (Kigelia pinnata, DO.), inhabits both the east and west sides of tropical Africa, and presents a most singular appearance when in fruit, the pods being sometimes two feet or more in length
262 African Baobab Tree in the Princesss Garden at Tanjore, IndiaAdansonia digitata, Linn. the African Baobab, is remarkable for the gigantic proportions of its relatively short trunk, which sometimes, it is recorded
Areca catechu, L. (Betelnut, pinang, areca nut)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Asparagus curillis, BuchWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Zingiber officinale, Roscoe (Ginger)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Jasminum scandens, WilldWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Plumeria acuminataWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Lagerstroemia regina, WilldWatercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh describes this species as a large timber tree, native of Bengal
Eugenia malaccensis, WilldWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, . early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Butea frondosa, WilldWatercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh describes this species as a rather large tree
Adansonia digitata, Willd. (Baobab or Upside-down tree)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Gossypium herbaceum, Willd. (Dacca cotton)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh
Gossypium obtusifolium, R. (Cotton)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh, for his Flora indica
221. Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree, 1878Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree (Phanera variegata). Oil on board by Marianne North, 1878
Palace of Deeg, Bhurtpore, India, 1878Palace of Deeg, Bhurtpore, India. Artist: Marianne North (1830 -1890)
342. Looking down the Bazaar and Lake of Nynee Tal, Kumaon, Nort
323. Mosque of Lahore from the Palace
283. Dibee Dhoora Dee, with its Well and Deodar trees, Kumaon, IA place of pilgrimage. Consult 297 and its description for particulars of the Deodar
282. A. Himalayan Oak and Birds, Nainee Tal, IndiaThis oak is Quercus incana, Roxb. and the bird a species of Erythrospiza
268. Temple in a Dell, Binsur, Kumaon, India
253. Wild Flowers of Kumaon, IndiaOn the left a robust species of Habenaria-H. intermedia, D. Don, with the purple Strobilanthes Wallichii, Nees, above; the large lilac flower is Roscoecs alpine, Royle, and the plant over it
226. View of the Himalaya Mountains from MussooreeRoses and Rhododendrons in the foreground
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