Java Collection

609. Tea Gathering in Mr. Holles Plantation at Garoet, Java
The volcano of Goentoen in the distance. In the right foreground Coffee bushes, a Cypress, and some trees of Canarium commune, L

Painting 619
View of the Salak Volcano, Java, from Buitenzorg

697. Group of Wild Flowers of Java, from Tosari
These flowers were from an elevation of 6000 feet. The most noteworthy flower in the group is the fine large Forget-me-not in the centre

Harvesting and processing cinchona bark on a Java plantation

696. Banana, American Aloe, and Cypress, in a Garden, Java
This Banana, Musa coccinea, Roxb. does not bear an edible fruit. A gave americana, Linn. the American Aloe, is wholly different from the true Aloes of South Africa. See 383, 386, etc

684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in Java
The roots and seeds of Nelumbium speciosum, Willd. were eaten by the Egyptians in the time of Herodotus, as they are at the present time in India; but it long ago disappeared from Egypt-how long ago

665. Banyan Trees at Buitenzorg, Java
Roots descend from the branches of this tree (Ficus bengalensis, L.), on all sides, and after penetrating the ground they enlarge and grow into stems three or four feet or more in girth

621. The Papandayang Volcano, Java, seen from Mr. Ho11es tea pl
A rich plain intervening, watered from the hot springs

Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), wealthy philanthropist, natural history lover, patron and first unofficial director of Kew Gardens from about 1773

805. The Soembrin Volcano, from Magellang, Java

804. The Kluet Volcano, from Ngantang, Java

803. The Preanger Mountains, Java

802. Three Volcanoes, from Tremangong, Java

707. Palmyra Palms and Epiphytal Trees in Flood-time, Java
See 702

704. Tree Fern in the Preanger Mountains, Java

703. Small Hindu Temple of Kidel, Java
Bananas, Bamboos, and Palms in the background

701. View of the Village of Tosari, Java
The Ardjuno Volcano seen across the rich Plain. The tall slender trees in the foreground are Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst

699. Blauwater, Pasoeroewan, Java
An old Hindu Tank, whose Temple has disappeared; but its sacred monkeys are pensioned and petted by the Dutch Government

698. Two Swamp Plants of Java in Flower
The snow-white flowers of the Costus speciosus, Sm. like those of most of its allies, are very fugitive, but the red bracts from which they spring are more durable. Cassia alata, Linn

695. Foliage and Flowers of a Forest Tree of Java
Fagraea 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!

694. Banyan Tree at Passu Gulah, near Diocia, Java
A prisoner was formerly chained to the stone table for many years and employed his time rolling the two big stones around

686. Volcanoes from Temangong, with Sugar Palms in the foregroun
The trunk of this palm (Arenga saccharifera, Lab.) when dead is hollow, and furnishes very durable underground water-pipes

682. Group of Palms, Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java

681. Climbing Aroid and Nest of White Sparrows, Java
Rhaphidophora sp. and Padda orizivora

679. The Ardjuno Volcano from Tosari, Java
Tree Ferns and Casuarinas in the foreground

678. Bamboos and Cocoanut Palm
Carrion Crows watching Malays in a Butchery, Java

677. Old Banyan Trees at Buitenzorg, Java
See the description of Ficus bengalensis, L. 293

675. Inflorescence of a Plant of the Ginger Family from Java
The 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

674. Hindu Idols and Frangipani Trees at Singosari, Java
Plumeria acutifolia, Poir

673. Leaf and Inflorescence of a Gigantic Aroid, Java
Amorphophallus campanulatus, Blume, is a singular and striking object. Previous to the bursting of the spathe containing the spadix, which takes place suddenly about sunrise

670. The Talipot Palm in Flower and Fruit, and Wine Palm in flow
Under 284 will be found an account of the mode of flowering of the Talipot Palm (Corypha Gebanga, Blume); and that of the Wine Palm (Caryota urens, Linn.) is equally curious

668. View from Malang, Java
Mat Houses, and a large Tree in the foreground

667. Cascade at Tji Boddas, Java
Tree Ferns and Amomum plants in the foreground

666. Palms in the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java
In the centre are two small ones, having huge fan-shaped leaves. These are the famous Double Cocoanut, or Coco de Mer (Lodoicea sechellarum, Lab.), and they were then thirty years old

663. Pawan Durfur
Temple crushed by a large Cotton tree, Java

649. Village of Tosari, Java, 6000 feet above the level of the sea
Casuarina trees, and the smoke of the Volcano Smiroe rising above the hill. Here are the gardens which supply all the European vegetables to the towns below

648. Roadside View from Sindang Laya, Java
A Durian tree (Durio zibethinus, DC.) may be seen on the left

647. View from the Artists Window at Buitenzorg, Java
Cocoanut Palms, Bananas, Breadfruit trees, and Coffee bushes. Clerodendron paniculatum, Linn. in flower on the left

646. The Gader Volcano, Java, from Sindang Laya
A young Casuarina, and Datura arborea in the foreground with an Erythrina in flower and a Furcraea poling on the left

645. Two Flowering Shrubs of Java
Strophanthus dichotomous, DC. and Lagerstroemia indica, L. The five-tailed corollas of the first are singular, as well as its large seed-vessel

644. A Clearing in the Forest of Tji Boddas, Java, with bank of

636. The Volcanoes of Merapi and Marbaboe, Java, from the top of Boro Bodoer
The rich plain at their feet covered with morning mist; the tops of the Cocoanut groves alone showing above it, and indicating the position of the numerous native villages

635. Tea-drying in Mr. Holles establishment, Java

634. Foliage, Fruit, and Flowers of a Rose-apple, Java
Fruit edible. This is probably a variety of Eugenia aquea, Burm. f

633. Rice Harvest, near Bandong, Java
The working buffaloes, though very savage towards men, get fond of the boys who drive them and habitually sit on their backs

631. Flowers and Fruit of the Jamboa Boll, Java
The fruit is sweet, like a pear, and is the product of a species of Eugenia of the section Jambosa

630. village of Mat Houses, near Garoet, Java
Observe that the houses are raised on piles above the ground, so that the air can circulate beneath the floors

629. India-rubber trees at Buitenzorg, Java
For some particulars respecting this tree (Ficus elastica, Roxb.) the reader is referred to the description of 260. It is a native of Assam in North India

623. The Soembing Volcano, Java
In front a plantation of Teak trees, and the artists home for ten days, seen from the top of the Boro Bodoer. See the description of 636

620. The Great Square of Malang, Java, 1880
Oil painting no 620 by Marianne North, 1880. The trees are a kind of Fig (Ficus Benjamina, L.), with bullock carts beneath their shade

619. View of the Salak Volcano, Java, from Buitenzorg
Like most of the volcanoes in Java, it is clothed with the richest forest up to the very edge of the crater, interrupted here and there only by patches of Cinchona, Coffee, and Tobacco cultivation

617. Foliage and Fruit of the Kenari and Butterfly, Java
The 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

606. View near Garoet, Java, Wild Bananas and Coffee Bushes in F
For flowers and fruit of Coffee see 153

575. Foliage and Fruit of a Forest Tree of Java
Amoora Aphanamixis, Schult. a member of the Meliaceae

Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), wealthy philanthropist, natural history lover, patron and first unofficial director of Kew Gardens from about 1773

Didymoplexis pallens Griff. growing wild at the Kebun Raya, Bogor, Java. Orchid. Orchidaceae. (Syn. Apetalon Wight, Leucorchis Blume). Tribe: Gastrodieae

702. Flowers and Fruit of the Palmyra, and the Palm seen through
It is recorded that the parts of this Palm (Borassus flabelliformis. L.) are applied to such a number of purposes that a poem in the Tamil language although enumerating 801 uses

691. Statue of Buddha
From the Great Pyramid of Boro Bodo, Java. Poinsettia and Iris behind it

690. The Mosque of Bandong, Java
The large trees are Pterocarpus indicus, Willd. commonly planted for shade in Java

689. Mat Houses, Bandong, Java
Palms and Datura arborea, L. in the left foreground

687. Foliage and Fruit of a small Screw Pine, Java

685. Idols and Temples at Brambanang, Java

662. Young pitchers and ripe seed-vessels of a Pitcher Plant of

650. Zedoary, a Climbing Plant and Mantises, Java
The corolla of the climbing Ceropegia is remarkable in having the narrow ends of the lobes united at the tips. Zedoary root (Curcuma Zedoaria, Rosc.) is used medicinally

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