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Background imagePainting Collection: 217. The South Indian Rhododendron

217. The South Indian Rhododendron
This (Rhododendron nidagiricum, Zenk.) is the only species found in the Peninsula of India. Some botanists have regarded itas distinct from the Himalayan R

Background imagePainting Collection: 201. View of Lake Donner, Sierra Nevada

201. View of Lake Donner, Sierra Nevada
The Great Pacific Railway on the right

Background imagePainting Collection: 356. Angraecum and Urania Moth of Madagascar

356. Angraecum and Urania Moth of Madagascar
The genus Angraecum numbers about 250 species, inhabiting the Mascarene Islands and Tropical and South Africa; and their flowers vary in size from less than a quarter of an inch long in A

Background imagePainting Collection: 179. View in the Fernwalk, Jamaica

179. View in the Fernwalk, Jamaica
This is at an elevation of 5000 feet above the sea, and it is nearly always bathed in a mist

Background imagePainting Collection: 169. Two Tropical American Flowers

169. Two Tropical American Flowers
The one having white flowers (Utricularia montana, Jacq.) is a congener of the Bladderworts of our ponds and ditches. It has a wide range of distribution

Background imagePainting Collection: 137. Foliage and Fruit of the Akee, Jamaica

137. Foliage and Fruit of the Akee, Jamaica
Blighia sapida, Kon. is a tree, native of Guinea and other parts of tropical Africa, and was conveyed to Jamaica in 1778 in a Slave ship under the name Akee

Background imagePainting Collection: 128. Foliage and Flowers of the Loquat or Japanese Medlar, Brazi

128. Foliage and Flowers of the Loquat or Japanese Medlar, Brazi
The Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, Lindl.) is a native of China and Japan, and is closely related to our Medlar, bearing a singular edible fruit (see 155)

Background imagePainting Collection: 127. Foliage and Flowers of the Cinnamon Tree

127. Foliage and Flowers of the Cinnamon Tree
This tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, B1.), whose fragrant aromatic bark is the cinnamon of commerce, is a native of Ceylon, but it is cultivated and has become wild in Jamaica

Background imagePainting Collection: 87. Group of Brazilian Forest Wild Flowers and Berries

87. Group of Brazilian Forest Wild Flowers and Berries
Lying in front, on the left, is a head of the handsome orange-red Amarantacea (Gomphrena officinalis, Mart.); above it a Melastomacea in fruit; the azure-blue flowers of a Stachytarpheta; the crimson

Background imagePainting Collection: 79. View of the Old Gold Works at Morro Velho, Brazil

79. View of the Old Gold Works at Morro Velho, Brazil

Background imagePainting Collection: 49. Trees laden with Parasites and Epiphytes in a Brazilian Gard

49. Trees laden with Parasites and Epiphytes in a Brazilian Gard

Background imagePainting Collection: 46. Flowers cultivated in the Botanic Garden, Rio Janeiro, Brazi

46. Flowers cultivated in the Botanic Garden, Rio Janeiro, Brazi
Red and White Indian Water Lilies, with the large flowers of Solandra ? and the crimson flowers of an Australian shrub (Calothamnos sp.)

Background imagePainting Collection: 43. Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foreground

43. Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foreground
The palm is apparently a species of Cocos, a considerable genus restricted to South America, except C. nucifera, the cocoa-nut

Background imagePainting Collection: 2. Common Tobacco

2. Common Tobacco
A plant belonging to the same-family as the Potato. Several other kinds of tobacco are culti-vated, but this kind (Nicotiana Tabacum)

Background imagePainting Collection: 53. View of the Piedade Mountains, from Congo, Brazil

53. View of the Piedade Mountains, from Congo, Brazil

Background imagePainting Collection: 262 African Baobab Tree in the Princesss Garden at Tanjore, India

262 African Baobab Tree in the Princesss Garden at Tanjore, India
Adansonia digitata, Linn. the African Baobab, is remarkable for the gigantic proportions of its relatively short trunk, which sometimes, it is recorded

Background imagePainting Collection: 066, Screw Pines and Avenue of Royal Palms in the Botanic Gardens, Rio

066, Screw Pines and Avenue of Royal Palms in the Botanic Gardens, Rio
The Screw Pine to the left in the foreground is a male plant in flower (see 246), and that on the right is a female in young fruit (see 692)

Background imagePainting Collection: 221. Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree, 1878

221. Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree, 1878
Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree (Phanera variegata). Oil on board by Marianne North, 1878

Background imagePainting Collection: 838. Adams Needle or Yucca, about half natural size

838. Adams Needle or Yucca, about half natural size
Yucca gloriosa, L. is a very old inhabitant of English gardens, having been cultivated during the latter half of the sixteenth century by Gerard and Parkinson

Background imagePainting Collection: 831. Wild Flowers and Fruits of the Salinas, Chili

831. Wild Flowers and Fruits of the Salinas, Chili
Echinocactus sp. in fruit, above it Ephedra andina, Poepp. in fruit, and a sprig of a white variety of the same in front, with the globular, green flower heads of Eryngiumn paniculatum, Cay

Background imagePainting Collection: 829. One of the Volcanoes of the Cordilleras, from Poplar Avenue

829. One of the Volcanoes of the Cordilleras, from Poplar Avenue
On the left is a cottage, and on the right a large oven, as they are commonly constructed in Chili

Background imagePainting Collection: 827. View in the Salinas, Chili

827. View in the Salinas, Chili
The principal plants on the rocks are the yellow and blue Puyas and the Cereus represented natural size in Nos. 23, 26, and 19

Background imagePainting Collection: 817. View at Peradeniya, Ceylon

817. View at Peradeniya, Ceylon
Bamboos and Jak-fruit tree in the foreground. See 333

Background imagePainting Collection: 773. View in the Bunya-Bunya Forest, Queensland, and Kangaroos

773. View in the Bunya-Bunya Forest, Queensland, and Kangaroos
The tall trees having slender spreading branches, leafy only at the tips, are the Bunya-Bunya, Araucaria Bidwillii, Hook. See description of 767

Background imagePainting Collection: 772. West Australian Vegetation

772. West Australian Vegetation
Flowers and fruiting cones in various stages of development, of Banksia coccinea. R. Br.; and flowers of a climbing Papilionacea (Gompholobium polymorphum, R)

Background imagePainting Collection: 749. Two Australian shrubs, with Sydney Harbour below

749. Two Australian shrubs, with Sydney Harbour below
The climber with pinnate leaves is Tecoma austrails, R. Br. and the other a species of Callistemon, probably C. lanceolatus, DC

Background imagePainting Collection: 718. The Australian Parrot Flower

718. The Australian Parrot Flower
This brilliantly coloured flower, also called Sturts Pea or Glory Pea (Clianthus Dampieri. A. Cunn.), if not very common, has a wide range, occurring in New South Wales, South Australia

Background imagePainting Collection: 641. Japanese Chrysanthemums, cultivated in this country

641. Japanese Chrysanthemums, cultivated in this country

Background imagePainting Collection: 563. A Mangrove Swamp in Sarawak, Borneo

563. A Mangrove Swamp in Sarawak, Borneo
Various trees and shrubs, belonging to different natural families, that constitute the vegetation of the tidal swamps of warm countries

Background imagePainting Collection: 534. Orchid and Ferns of Sarawak, Borneo

534. Orchid and Ferns of Sarawak, Borneo
The Orchid is Eria ornata, Lindl. and the ferns are Polypodium Phymatodes and P. drynaria

Background imagePainting Collection: 525. Old Manor of Castro, Teneriffe

525. Old Manor of Castro, Teneriffe
Tree-heath (Erica arborea, L.) and Cinerarias (Cineraria cruenta, L.) in blossom. This is the wild parent of the many coloured varieties of Cineraria grown in greenhouses in this country

Background imagePainting Collection: 503. Dragon Tree at San Juan de Rambla, Teneriffe

503. Dragon Tree at San Juan de Rambla, Teneriffe

Background imagePainting Collection: 480. View of the South Coast of Mahe and Schools of Venns Tow

480. View of the South Coast of Mahe and Schools of Venns Tow
Pandanus sechellarum, Baif. f. sending down roots almost from the top, Cyathea sechellarurm, Mett. and other vegetation

Background imagePainting Collection: 471. Dr. and Mrs. Hoad at home in Praslin, Seychelles

471. Dr. and Mrs. Hoad at home in Praslin, Seychelles
The hencoops and roof-caps consist of single leaves of the Double Cocoanut, and the rest of the roof of other palm leaves. In the foreground are trees of Bombax and Mango

Background imagePainting Collection: 467. Palms, Capucin Trees, etc. on the cliffs near Venns Town

467. Palms, Capucin Trees, etc. on the cliffs near Venns Town
The prominent Palm is Stevensonia grandifolia, Duncan, with Screw-Pines on the left. Behind are dead and living trees of the Capucin (Northea seychellana, Hook)

Background imagePainting Collection: 386. Aloes at Natal

386. Aloes at Natal
In front is a portion of the inflorescence, natural size, of the arboreous one; to the left is a plant of a species which does not form a trunk. It is near, if not true, Aloe latifolia

Background imagePainting Collection: 380. A common Plant on sandy sea-shores in the Tropics

380. A common Plant on sandy sea-shores in the Tropics
This lovely trailer (Ipomoea blob, Forsk, is found on almost all sandy sea-shores in the tropics as well as in some subtropical regions, including many of the most remote oceanic islands)

Background imagePainting Collection: 376. Male Papaw with Flowers and Imperfect Fruit

376. Male Papaw with Flowers and Imperfect Fruit
Usually the male and female flowers of the Papaw (Carica Papaya, Linn.) are borne on separate plants, the former on long hanging branches, the latter on very short stalks

Background imagePainting Collection: 374. Looking up Stream from the mouth of the St. Johns River, K

374. Looking up Stream from the mouth of the St. Johns River, K
Various Aloes, Strelitzia augusta, and Mesembryanthemum on the rocks in front

Background imagePainting Collection: 279. African Baobab Trees, a large Tamarind, the God Aiyanar and

279. African Baobab Trees, a large Tamarind, the God Aiyanar and
The god and his wives are supposed to take a ride every night, leaving good gifts at the houses of all who give them earthenware horses

Background imagePainting Collection: 229. Cocoanut Palms on the coast near Galle, Ceylon

229. Cocoanut Palms on the coast near Galle, Ceylon
Dead leaves are tied to the trunks of the Cocoanut Palm in Ceylon to tell by their rustling when thieves are climbing over them this at least is the popular explanation

Background imagePainting Collection: 213. Ghost of a Big Tree, Calaveras Grove, California

213. Ghost of a Big Tree, Calaveras Grove, California
This tree was barked up to a height of 116 feet, and the bark exhibited at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, until destroyed by fire a few years ago

Background imagePainting Collection: 190. Foliage and Flowers of the Californian Dogwood, and Humming

190. Foliage and Flowers of the Californian Dogwood, and Humming
At first sight the inflorescence of the Dogwood (Cornus Nuttalii, Audubon), seems so like the flowers of a Clematis that one might take it to be a flower

Background imagePainting Collection: 161. View over Kingston and Port Royal from Craigton, Jamaica

161. View over Kingston and Port Royal from Craigton, Jamaica
Star Apple Trees (Chrysophyllum Cainito, L.) intshe foreground, the fruit of which is represented in 107

Background imagePainting Collection: 94. Oil Palm at Tijuca, Brazil

94. Oil Palm at Tijuca, Brazil

Background imagePainting Collection: 59. A Brazilian Climbing Shrub and Humming Birds

59. A Brazilian Climbing Shrub and Humming Birds
Observe the curious looped-shaped seed-vessel of Odontadenia speciosa, Benth. (syn. Dipladenia Harrisii, Purdie) in the upper right-hand corner; the carpels forming it cohere at the base

Background imagePainting Collection: 22. Chilian Ground Orchids and other Flowers

22. Chilian Ground Orchids and other Flowers
Here are three species of the large, peculiarly South American, and mainly Chilian, genus of ground orchids, Chloraea; the orange-coloured one matching Alstroemeria aurantiaca in 12

Background imagePainting Collection: 14. Some Flowers of the Sterile Region of Cauquenas, Chili

14. Some Flowers of the Sterile Region of Cauquenas, Chili
Here is represented a portion of the inflorescence of the Pitcairnia to be seen in the foreground of 10, which is probably the same as one formerly in cultivation under the name of P. rubricaulis




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