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548. Walk under Palms, with a glimpse of the River at Sarawak
545. Forest Scene, Matang, Sarawak, BorneoButtressed tree and Orang-utan
541. View of the Hill of Tegora, BorneoTall trunks of trees left standing here and there, showing the character of the forest before the quicksilver mines tempted civilised men to come and destroy it
540. Moonlight View from the Istana, Sarawak, Borneo
539. Malay Houses and CreekA view from the Istana, Sarawak, Borneo, with Areca Palm and old tree covered with epiphytes in the foreground
537. Fruit of Sandoricum and Green Gaper, BorneoThis fruit (Sandoricum indicum, Cay.) has an agreeable subacid flavour, and it is eaten in large quantities by the natives. The pulp mixed with rice and fermented furnishes an intoxicating drink
531. Flowers of Tacca and bristly Fruit of the RambutanThe long thread-like organs of Tacca cristata, Jack, are bracts which proceed from below the flowers. A favourite fruit in the Malay Archipelago is the Rambutan or Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)
524. View of Icod, TeneriffeReeds (Arundo Donax, L.) on the high ground to the left, and Cochineal Gardens below
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
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
130. Bamboos, Cocoa Nut Trees, and other vegetation in the Bath
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