Leaves Collection (page 13)

523. Dragon Tree in a garden at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe
The thick protuberances below the point where the branches are given off are air-roots; they are represented natural size in 507. See the description of 511

522. View in the Cochineal Gardens at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe
Women taking off the rags in which the newly hatched insects (Coccus cacti) are pinned to the Cactus plants (Opuntia coccinellifera, Steud.)

521. Scene in Mr. Smiths Garden, Teneriffe
An arbour covered with the Cherokee Rose (527), and Bougainvillea (108) creeping over Cypress and Myrtle trees

519. A Species of Bugloss, Teneriffe
Echium simplex, DC.), a stately tree-like herb about six feet high

518. Dracunculus canariensis and Cineraria in Flower, Teneriffe

517. Study of Olives, painted in Italy
The Olive (Olea europaea, L.), is a tree of very slow growth, and is usually small; but it attains a great age, and some of the very old trees have trunks of enormous girth

516. Abyssinian Ensete in a garden in Teneriffe
Musa Ensete, Gmel. is the most ornamental of the genus, but its fruit is not edible. It was first discovered by Bruce more than a century ago;

515. A View in the Botanic Garden, Teneriffe

514. View of Puerto de Orotava, Teneriffe, from the Sitio del Pa
Top of a Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera, L.in the foreground. The Date Palm, though cultivated in Southern Europe and Western Asia, is really more at home in North Africa)

513. View of Sitio del Pardo, 0rotava, Teneriffe
The succulent plants on the rocks in the foreground belong to the genera Kleinia, Aloe, Euphorbia, Opuntia, &c. Plants having thick

512. View of the Peak of Teneriffe
Cacti (Opuntia) and other succulent plants in the foreground; the candelabrumlike inflorescence on the right belongs to the American Aloe (A gave americana, L.)

509. Houseleek and Canary-birds in Teneriffe
Several kinds of Houseleek (Sempervivum) are very common on roofs and rocks and other dry situations, in the Canaries. Serinus canarius is the scientific name of the canary-bird

508. A Cactus-like Plant growing close to the sea in Teneriffe
This singular shrub (Euphorbia canariensis, Linn.) forms a characteristic feature of the vegetation of the lower zone in the Canaries

507. Cluster of Air-roots of a Dragon Tree, Teneriffe
These thick air-roots gradually grow downwards and cover the whole trunk which has been gashed and hacked by the collectors of Dragons Blood

504. Group of Flowers, painted in Teneriffe
The cactus (Opuntia Dillenii, Haw.) lying in front of the vase is cultivated for its spines, which are used to fasten the bags of cochineal insects to another kind of cactus

502. Flowers of the Pomegranate, painted in Teneriffe
The Pomegranate (Punica Granatum, L.) is believed to be a native of North-Western India; but, as in the case of most plants that have been cultivated from remote times

501. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Capucin Tree of the Seyc
For 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

500. A group of Palms in Mahe, Seychelles
It is not evident what Palm this is, which grows near the coast-perhaps Dictyosperma alba, Wendl

499. A Tripod Cocoanut, Mahe, Seychelles
The hut is made of the plaited leaves of the cocoanut and roofed with the same in the natural state. In an early state the ovary of the future fruit of the cocoanut is three-celled

498. A Selection of Flowers. Wild and Cultivated, with Puzzle Nu
Crimson Russelia ]uncea, Zuce. from Mexico, on the right, then whitish Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn. or Horse-radish Tree of tropical countries, and a yellow-brown Stoplzanthus (from Madagascar)

496. The Seychelles Pitcher Plant in blossom and Chamaeleon
Behind Lycopodium Phlegmaria, Linn. which is common in humid regions of all tropical countries. See 468

495. Screw-Pines, Palms and Ferns, from path near Venns Town, M
The Screw Pine (Pandanus sechellarum, Balf. f.) on the left is the same species as that in 480, and exhibits perhaps the maximum intensity of aerial root-formation

494. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Tatamaka, Praslin
Among big trees growing on the shores of the Mascarene Islands, tropical Asia and Polynesia, the present (Calophyllum Inophyllum Linn.) is conspicuous alike from its commonness and its beauty

491. The Six-headed Cocoanut Palm of Mahe, Seychelles
Like the majority of Palms the cocoanut only branches in consequence of some injury to its terminal growing point. The Doum is an exception

490. Fruit grown in the Seychelles
An attractive and delicious fruit is the Framboisier (Rubus rosaefolius, Sm.) in the boat of Banana leaf, with foliage and flowers by the side

487. Flowers of a bush and Pitcher Plant, Mahe
The Pitcher plant is shown growing in a tangled mass on the huge granite boulder below; and beyond is the harbour of Mahe

486. The highest point in Mahe with dead Capucin trees in the va
A view from Venns Town. Conspicuous in the vegetation are the white, dead trunks of the Capucin Tree (Northea seychellana, Hook)

484. Life on the coast of Praslin, Seychelles
A view from among the crabs on the rocks. The vegetation on the shore consists of cocoanut, Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst

483. Emiles Palm House, Praslin, Seychelles
This sylvan dwelling is constructed of the Cocoanut and Stevensonia Palms, rigged with the leaves of the Coco de Mer, of which the small hut is entirely made

479. Waterfall in the Gorge of the Coco de Mer, Praslin
On the left a female, and on the right a male specimen of the Coco de Mer Palm, each bearing its inflorescence. See 475

478. Wild Pine Apples, and Stevensonia and other Palms, Praslin
Slevensoniagrandifolia, Duncan, is, or was, common in all the islands, though not found elsewhere. It is a grand Palm growing from forty to fifty feet high, but Verschatfeltia splendida, Wendl

473. Screw-Pines on the hills of Mahe, Seychelles
This is probably the endemic Pandanus Hornei, Balf. f. or there may be more than one species. P. Hornei branches freely and grows to a height of sixty feet, but in striking contrast to P

472. Saponaire or Periwinkle and Green Frogs in Mahe
Vinca rosea, Linn. and its variety alba, supposed to be a native of America, is now found wild in most hot countries

470. Screw-Pines, Palms, Tree-Ferns, and Cinnamon Trees on the h
Cyathea sechellarum, Mett. is the only tree-fern found on these islands. It is common, and in favourable situations, the trunk reaches a height of forty to fifty feet

469. Veloutier Blanc and pair of Martins, Seychelles
Scaevola Koenigii, Vahl, the Veloutier Blanc of the Seychelles is a common littoral shrub in the tropics of the Old World and Polynesia, including many of the very remote islands

468. Seychelles Pitcher Plant and Bilimb Marron
The first (Nepenthes Pervillei, Blume) inhabits only the mountain region of Mahe; while the second, though likewise peculiar to the islands

464. Palms in Mahe, Seychelles
Besides the cocoa-nut, which may or may not have reached these islands ind ependently of human agency, there are eight species of Palm indigenous in the Seychelles

463. An Asiatic Pancratium, colonised in the Seychelles

462. Screw-Pines in Praslin, Seychelles
Various species of Pandanus or Screw-Pine constitute a prominent feature in the vegetation of the Seychelles, see 473 and 495

461. Round Island and Ile Aride from Long Island, Seychelles
In the foreground from left to right, Filao( Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst.), Screw-Pine ( Pandanus sp.) and Cashew-nut (Anacardium occidentale)

460. Ipomoea and Vavangue with Mahe Harbour in the distance
Vangueria edulis, Vahl, or Vavangue, is a native of Madagascar, and now cultivated (and naturalised) in many other warm countries for the sake of its edible fruit. Observe the wasps nest upon it

459. Wormia and Flagellaria in the Seychelles
Wormia ferruginea, Baill. is an endemic species of a small genus represented in Madagascar, and ranging from India through the Archipelago to North Australia

458. A Swamp Plant and Moorhen, Seychelles
This beautiful plant (Hymenocallis rotata, Herb.) is a native of the West Indies, and is now half wild at Mahe. The Moorhen is remarkable for its very large feet

457. Wild Chestnut and Climbing Plant of South Africa
Calodendron capense, Thunb. the Wild Chestnut, is one of the finest as well as one of the showiest of South African trees

456. Haemanthus and other South African Flowers
In front a dwarf species of Erythrina and Eucomnispunctata, Alt. var. with Haemanth its magnificus, Herb. var. superbus, Baker, and above on the right, the purple brown Tulbaghia alliacea, Linn

455. Red Water-Lily
This is the Indian Nymphaea Lotus, Linn. See also 818

454. Ostrich Farming at Groot Post, South Africa
Ostriches are stripped of their feathers twice a year, the operation, it is asserted, causing the bird little pain. Certainly no permanent injury ensues for fresh crops of feathers are produced year

453. Yellow-wood Trees and Creepers in the Perie Bush
The Yellow Wood, Podocarpus Thunbergii, Hook. is one of the largest and most valuable of South African timber-trees; see panel of it below

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