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India Collection (page 4)

Background imageIndia Collection: Caesalpinia tortuosa, R

Caesalpinia tortuosa, R
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)

Background imageIndia Collection: Abrus precatorius, Willd

Abrus precatorius, Willd
Watercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). In his Flora Indica

Background imageIndia Collection: Mangifera sylvatica, R

Mangifera sylvatica, R
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh

Background imageIndia Collection: Vitis latifolia, R

Vitis latifolia, R
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh

Background imageIndia Collection: Oxalis sensitiva, Willd

Oxalis sensitiva, Willd
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)

Background imageIndia Collection: Hibiscus longifolius, Willd

Hibiscus longifolius, Willd
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)

Background imageIndia Collection: Nymphaea lotus, Willd

Nymphaea lotus, Willd
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh

Background imageIndia Collection: Ringing the work bell, India circa 1910

Ringing the work bell, India circa 1910
Bell tolled to summon staff to work, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata, India, circa 1910. The bell is being rung by a Nepali durwan (doorman)

Background imageIndia Collection: 321. Mosque of Delhi from the Lahore Gate of the Citadel

321. Mosque of Delhi from the Lahore Gate of the Citadel
On the far horizon is seen the celebrated tower of the Kuttub, and the whole intervening plain is covered with ruins of noble buildings

Background imageIndia Collection: 264. The Cobra Plant, under Deodars, at Simla, India

264. The Cobra Plant, under Deodars, at Simla, India
Arisaema curvatum, Roxb

Background imageIndia Collection: 246. Male Inflorescence of a Screw Pine

246. Male Inflorescence of a Screw Pine
Trees of the same behind and Buffaloes wallowing in the mud of the swollen river. Screw Pines are so called in allusion to the spiral arrangement of their long prickly leaves

Background imageIndia Collection: 216. Wild Flowers of Mussooree, India

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

Background imageIndia Collection: 215. Indian Almond

215. Indian Almond
A tree of the same in the distance on the left. This tree (Terminalia Catappa, L.) is commonly planted in India for shade; and it is remarkable in its mode of branching




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