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493. View of Round Island and a part of St. Annes from Quaranti
485. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a common tree of the sea-shoA view from the rocks, with Ile Aride and a part of Curieuse in the distance. This tree (Cordia subcordata, Lam.) is common on the tropical shores of the Old World and throughout Polynesia
482. Two trailing-plants with Lizard and Moth from Ile Aride, SeAmong generally dispersed tropical plants the red and black-seeded Abruts precatorius, Linn. is one of the commonest; excluding such as are actually weeds of cultivation
477. Female Coco de Mer bearing Fruit covered with small Green LStudy of perfect and imperfect nuts much reduced from the natural size
436. Flowers of the Sandy Flats, near Cape TownA root-parasite, Hyobanche sanguinea, Linn. at the bottom, on the right, with white Freesia Leichtlinii, Klatt, dark purple and yellow, Sparaxis tricolor, Ker
431. A South African SpecialtyLike so many other South African genera of plants, Stapelia presents an almost indefinite number of forms or species. In this genus the differences are in the shape of the leafless, succulent stems
423. A Medley from Groot Post, South AfricaThe prominent orange-coloured plant is a leafless root-parasite (Hyobanche sp.) with Babiana rubro-coerulea, Ker, on the right; on the left rose and yellow Rornulea sp
416. An Old Friend and its Associates in South AfricaThe old friend is Pelargonium peltatum, Alt. one of the parents of the many beautiful varieties of ivy-leaved Pelargoniums now in cultivation, associated with the yellow Lissochilus speciosus, R. Br
414. Fat Plants of the Addo Bush, South AfricaFlowers of a Cotyledon with a tuft of the same, and Portulacaria afra, Jacq. (Spekboom or Elephants Food) on the right. Among the other flowers Haemanthus, a tall Aloe, and Schotia speciosa, Jacq
404. Root Parasites and Blue Blepharis, Port ElizabethAs may be seen, these brilliantly coloured plants have no green leaves; and they have no need of them, because they draw their nourishment from the roots of other plants upon which they fasten as
402. Cape ColoursThe white-flowered " Ink Plant" (Cycnium tubatum, Harvey) in front, with the rosy Hibiscus pedunculatus, Thunb. blue Plectranthus
401. Vegetation of the Addo Bush with Kaffirs and their HabitationHanging from the trees in front are nests of a species of social finch different from that on the bullrushes in 400. On the right is an Aloe
399. Brunsvigia multiflora, near Queenstown, South AfricaThis Amaryllid is remarkable for its large bulb and inflorescence, the latter appearing each season after the leaves have decayed and disappeared
396. A Selection of Flowers from Table Mountain, Cape of Good HoA stout fleshy ground-orchid (Satyrium carneum, R. Br.) with pink flowers; a Tree Daisy (Osmitopsis asteriscoides, Cass.), a blue Pseralea, with three species of Heath (Erica) on the left
392. Two climbing plants of St. Johns, and ButterfliesThe purple pea-flower is apparently a species of Dolichos, and the yellowish green flowers are those of Riocreuxia torulosa, Dcne. Compare this with Ceropegia Sandersoni, Dcne
387. Aloe and Passionflower, South AfricaThe Aloe flowers in this painting belong to the trunkless species in 386; and the Passionflower (Passiflora edulis, Sims.) is a plant of American origin cultivated and colonised in South Africa
364. View of a Table Mountain from Bishop Colensos House, NatalThe Australian Gum-trees, Indian Bamboos, and other exotic plants in the garden were planted by the Bishop himself
362. White and Yellow Everlastings (with varieties of Mantis toOn the right the yellow-flowered Senecio mcacroglossus, DC. a climber with ivy-like leaves; the clustered wholly yellow Helichirysum appendiculatum, Less
358. Ordeal Plant or Tanghin and Parokeets of MadagasearGerbera Tanghin, Hook, , yields a poisonous juice which was formerly much employed in Madagascar to detect and punish crime
321. Mosque of Delhi from the Lahore Gate of the CitadelOn the far horizon is seen the celebrated tower of the Kuttub, and the whole intervening plain is covered with ruins of noble buildings
291. Pine-clad slopes of Nagkunda, North India, and view of the
289. Pine-clad slopes of Nagkunda, North India, and view of the
266. Loose - skinned Orange of Colombo, CeylonA variety of Citrus Aurantium, Linn
264. The Cobra Plant, under Deodars, at Simla, IndiaArisaema curvatum, Roxb
246. Male Inflorescence of a Screw PineTrees 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
225. Flowers and Young Fruit of the Chinese BananaMusa chinensis, Sweet, differs little from the common Banana except in stature. See the description of 816
216. Wild Flowers of Mussooree, IndiaAlthough wild the cactus (Echinopsis oxygona, Zuec.) and the little yellow Calceolaria are not indigenous in India. The Primulas are indigenous
215. Indian AlmondA 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
211. Autumn Tints, near Niagara, United States
210. Californian FlowersThe crimson " Snow Plant" (Sarcodes sanguinea, Torr.) grows in decaying vegetable matter in the Big Tree groves and other coniferous woods
208. Some Wild Flowers of CaliforniaIn front is the curious Thistle-leaved Sage (Salvia carduacea, Benth.), with a species of Calochortus on the right; a scarlet Catchfly (Silene californica, Dur.)
203. Group of Californian Wild FlowersBeginning in front, on the left is a yellow Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha, A. Gr.), and behind it the dark blue Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginica, L.)
183. Study of Cocoanut PalmMango in flower and Sugar Plantations beyond. See descriptions of 229, 309, and 688
180. Group of Flowers, Wild and Cultivated, in JamaicaThe large white flower (Portlandia grandiflora, L.) in the centre and the lovely blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea rubro-coerulea, Hook.), are two of the most beautiful of all climbing plants
174. Study of Cocoanut PalmSee 156 and 229
167. View of the Sandy River at Spanish Town, Jamaica
143. Brazilian Wild FlowersIn front on the bottom is the orange and red inflorescence of a species of Aphelandra; above it the lilac flowers of Lisianthus inflatus, Mart
125. Selection of cultivated Flowers, painted in JamaicaIn the vase, associated with the crimson flowers of one of the Coral trees (Erythrina sp.), is a panicle of the sweet-scented lilac and white flowers of Melia Azedarach, L
96. Orchid and Humming Birds, BrazilOne of the numerous forms of the genus Cattleya-C. bicolor, Lindl. and a species of Chlorostilbon
90. Glimpse of Mr. Weilhorns House at Petropolis, BrazilThe late owner of this house was a friend of Humboldt
88. Flowers of a Brazilian Forest TreePachira margqinata, A. Juss. is related to the Baobab and the genera Bombax (247) and Eriodendron (632)
83. View from Mr. Weilhorns House, Petropolis, Brazil
81. Brazilian FlowersBegonia maculata, Raddi (syn. B.argyrostigma, Fisch.), the blue-berried Coccocypselum discolor, Hort. and Blue Bird (Coereba cyanea)
80. Cocoera Palms and Bananas, Morro Velho, BrazilThe Falm (Acrocomia sp.) is a favourite nesting-place of birds, as its trunk is so armed with prickles that no climbing enemies attempt to reach them
78. Brazilian OrchidsA species of Zygopetalum ( Z. brachypetalum, Lindl.), with the orange-scarlet Comparettia coccinea, Lindl. in front
69. Wild Flowers of Casa Branca, BrazilThe principal figure having longitudinally ribbed leaves and large blue- flowers is a Melastomacea (Plerorma sp.) with an orange-flowered Tillandsia and a species of Evolvulus behind
65. Foliage and flowers of a climbing plant with royal palms and Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, Brazil, 1880This handsome climbing shrub (Roupellia grata, Wall.) is a native of Sierra Leone, and its flowers are very sweet scented. It is occasionally cultivated in this country
64. Foliage and fruit of mammae apple, or South American Apricot, 1880A tropical American tree (Mammea americana, L.) of the Guttiferae, cultivated for its fruit, the outer rind of which is bitter; but the flesh is sweet and aromatic, and is made into preserves
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