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703. Small Hindu Temple of Kidel, JavaBananas, Bamboos, and Palms in the background
701. View of the Village of Tosari, JavaThe Ardjuno Volcano seen across the rich Plain. The tall slender trees in the foreground are Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst
699. Blauwater, Pasoeroewan, JavaAn old Hindu Tank, whose Temple has disappeared; but its sacred monkeys are pensioned and petted by the Dutch Government
693. Gardeners Cottage, Buitenzorg Botanic Garden JavaIt is hung with Bird Cages and shaded by trees covered with Rattan or Climbing Palms (Calamus sp.)
686. Volcanoes from Temangong, with Sugar Palms in the foregrounThe 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
679. The Ardjuno Volcano from Tosari, JavaTree Ferns and Casuarinas in the foreground
678. Bamboos and Cocoanut PalmCarrion Crows watching Malays in a Butchery, Java
677. Old Banyan Trees at Buitenzorg, JavaSee the description of Ficus bengalensis, L. 293
674. Hindu Idols and Frangipani Trees at Singosari, JavaPlumeria acutifolia, Poir
670. The Talipot Palm in Flower and Fruit, and Wine Palm in flowUnder 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, JavaMat Houses, and a large Tree in the foreground
667. Cascade at Tji Boddas, JavaTree Ferns and Amomum plants in the foreground
666. Palms in the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, JavaIn 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
665. Banyan Trees at Buitenzorg, JavaRoots 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
663. Pawan DurfurTemple crushed by a large Cotton tree, Java
290. Pine-clad slopes of Nagkunda, North India, and view of theTaken from outside of the Artists paper window. In the foreground, on the right, is the top of a pine tree, clipped and trained so as to resemble a bank of turf from where the artist sat
656. Small Temple of Maruyama at Kioto, JapanCryptomeria japonica, Don, and bamboos in the background. The form of devotion practised at this temple consists in running round it one hundred times
653. The Hottomi Temple at Kioto, JapanA Pine tree trained as an espalier in front, and autumn tints in the back ground
651. Garden of the Nishihongwange Temple, Kioto, JapanCycads (Cycads revoluta, Thunb.) and various dwarf plants on a rockery
648. Roadside View from Sindang Laya, JavaA Durian tree (Durio zibethinus, DC.) may be seen on the left
647. View from the Artists Window at Buitenzorg, JavaCocoanut Palms, Bananas, Breadfruit trees, and Coffee bushes. Clerodendron paniculatum, Linn. in flower on the left
646. The Gader Volcano, Java, from Sindang LayaA young Casuarina, and Datura arborea in the foreground with an Erythrina in flower and a Furcraea poling on the left
644. A Clearing in the Forest of Tji Boddas, Java, with bank of
643. Gate of the Temple of Kobe, Japan, and WistariaWistaria chinensis, Sieb. et Zucc. trained over the gateway, and a noble Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum Camphora, Nees) behind it
642. Rice Drying on the sea-shore near Yokohama, Japan
636. The Volcanoes of Merapi and Marbaboe, Java, from the top of Boro BodoerThe 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
633. Rice Harvest, near Bandong, JavaThe working buffaloes, though very savage towards men, get fond of the boys who drive them and habitually sit on their backs
630. village of Mat Houses, near Garoet, JavaObserve 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, JavaFor 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, JavaIn 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
622. Another View of Papandayang, with Jak fruit Tree in the for
621. The Papandayang Volcano, Java, seen from Mr. Ho11es tea plA rich plain intervening, watered from the hot springs
620. The Great Square of Malang, Java, 1880Oil 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 BuitenzorgLike 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
618. Houses and Bridges of the Malays at Sarawak, Borneo
610. A Tailors Shop in the Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, shaded bThe Sago Palm (Metroxylon Sagu, Rottb.) attains a height of about thirty feet in fifteen years, and then sends up a large terminal inflorescence
607. River Scene at Sarawak, Borneo, when the tide is getting lowA boat-builders house surrounded with Palms, Bananas, and Breadfruit trees. On the water a cocoanut shell, full of burning oil
606. View near Garoet, Java, Wild Bananas and Coffee Bushes in FFor flowers and fruit of Coffee see 153
603. Specimens of the Coquito Palm of Chile, in Camden. Park, NeThe palms were planted by Sir W. Macarthur, and were fifty years old when painted. The Coquito Palm (Jubaea spectabilis, H. B)
598. Stagshorn Fern, and the Young Rajah of Sarawak, with ChinesThis remarkable fern (Platyceium qrande, J. Sm.), is of a prodigious size and bears two kinds of fronds, fertile and sterile, the former being pendent and divided into narrow segments
589. Nipa Palm, BorneoInflorescence of the natural size in front, with a portion of a leaf behind, and the growing plant in fruit in the distance
583. Areca, or Betel-Nut Palm, SingaporeThis palm (Areca Catechu, L.) is extensively cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds, which are cut in slices and rolled in the leaves of species of Piper and chewed with lime. See 310
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
580. View of Singapore, from Dr. Littles gardenA red-stemmed Palm (Cyrtostachys Lakka, Bee.) and Wine Palm (Caryota mitis, Lour.) in the foreground. For further particulars the reader is referred to the description of 670
576. Group of Wild Palms, Sarawak, BorneoAreca Catechu, L. (Betel) in flower, Arenga saccharifera, Labill. in fruit. Observe also Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
571. A Clump of Screw Pine and Palm with a glimpse of the riverA strong fibre is obtained from the leaves of some of the Screw pines; and sugar bags are made of the leaves of Pandanus utilis, Bory, a Mauritian species
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