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34. View in Mr. Morits Garden at Petropolis, Brazil
448. View of the valley of Ceres, from Mitchells Pass, Cabbage 448. View of the valley of Ceres, from Mitchells PassThe plant is an Othonna (Compositae), and probably a variety of 0. amplexicaulis, Thunb.; its popular name refers to its thick fleshy leaves not to any culinary use
86. Lagoa de Freitas, near Rio, BrazilCypress and Frangipani (Plumeria sp.) trees in the foreground
740. West Australian Flowers" Kangaroo Feet " (Anigozanthus), of which five species are depicted, are peculiar to West Australia, and are remarkable for the uncommon hues of their very hairy flowers. A. Manglesii
218. Clump of Bamboo in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, CIt was planted about 1852, and is now probably sixty feet high. This is Dendrocalamus giganteus, Munro
23. A Chilian Cactus in flower and its Leafless Parasite in fruitReferring to the various Chilian landscapes, we see that columnar cacti are a conspicuous feature. This, the-commonest species, is Cereus Quisco, Gay, which grows to a height of 1.5 to 20 feet
Banksia of Tasmania, 1881Oil painting by Marianne North, 1881
Portrait of William Aiton (1731-1793), holding a plant (Aitonia) in his right hand, and a hand lens in his left
712. A New Zealand DracophyllumThis remarkable genus is spread over New Zealand, Australia (especially Western), and New Caledonia : and the present species (D. Traversii, Hook)
Davidia involucrata, 1912Illustration of Davidia involucrata var. Vilmoriniana by Matilda Smith, 1912. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 138, plate 7283
Coffea plant, Company ArtFlowers and beans of Coffea arabica: coffee plant. Watercolour by Manu Lall, an example of Company Art, 19th century commissioned from Indian artists by British East India Company employees
Atropa belladonna - Deadly nightshadeBotanical illustration of deadly nightshade
843. A New Zealand Tree FernA reduced representation of a fine specimen of Cyathea medullaris, Swartz, growing in the Winter Garden hard by. It is the Black Fern of the colonists and, in its native country
834. Strelitzia, a South African PlantSee 365
814. View in the Garden of Acclimatisation, TeneriffeThe plant with yellow flowers in the left corner is a species of Sonchus, behind which rise the crimson spikes of an Aloe; and at the back is a fine American Wigandia
813. Plants of the Sandy-shore at Port Alfred, South AfricaThe shrub with shining leaves and white flowers is Scaeuola Koenigii (see 469); the hoary plant with yellow flowers, Microstephium niveum, Less. with Statice scabra, Thunb
811. Glimpse in a Glen at Gongo, BrazilThe dark flowers in the background are those of a Melostomacea (Pleroma), see 69; and the yellow ones belong to an Aspilia (see 44)
801. Another view at Pushkar
791. West Australian Shrubby VegetationVarious species of Hakea; a flower-bearing branch of Eucalyptus tetraptera, Turcz. at the top on the right; and a purple flowered Malvacea (Hibiscus Huegelii ?)
788. Fig-tree Village, and its Big Godfather, Illawarra
787. A Bush Fire at Sunset, QueenslandVast areas of country are devastated by periodical fires
786. Gum Trees and Tree Ferns, VictoriaThis Gum is the Eucalyptus amygdalina, Labill. one of the loftiest of the numerous kinds of Gum trees. See 777
778. Australian Spear Lily and an AcaciaThere are two species of Doryanthes, the present D. Palmeri, Hill, and D. excelsa, which has a globose inflorescence. They both inhabit Eastern Australia. See 844 in the gallery above
777. Trees near Fernshaw, VictoriaThe tall trees are Eucalyptus amygdalina, Labill. most of them more than 300 feet high. Several trees of this species that have been measured were more than 400 feet high;
767. Study of the Bunya-BunyaThis noble Conifer, Araucaria bidwillii, Hook. the bunya pine, is perhaps the most valuable indigenous food-tree in Australia, and only grows on one semi-circle of hills, within 100 miles in stretch
764. Study of the West Australian Flame-tree or Fire-treeIt is here associated with various species of Banksia and Hakea, and Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea) on the right, looking over the SwanRiver valley towards the sea. Nuytsia floribunda, R. Br
761. Musk Tree and background of Evergreen Beech, VictoriaThe Musk Tree (Olearia argophylla, F. Muell.), is an arboreous Composila, whose ample foliage forms a striking feature in the vegetation of some parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania
743. Brisbane Botanic GardensPalms in the foreground and avenue of Araucarias behind. The two tall palms are a species of Ptychosperma;.the dwarf one behind, Areca Northiana, Hill; with Kentia minor, F. Muell. on the right
738. View in the Brisbane Botanic GardenA Moreton Bay Pine (Araucaria Cunninghami, .Ait.) in the foreground and an American Tacsonia in front
696. Banana, American Aloe, and Cypress, in a Garden, JavaThis Banana, Musa coccinea, Roxb. does not bear an edible fruit. A gave americana, Linn. the American Aloe, is wholly different from the true Aloes of South Africa. See 383, 386, etc
684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in JavaThe roots and seeds of Nelumbium speciosum, Willd. were eaten by the Egyptians in the time of Herodotus, as they are at the present time in India; but it long ago disappeared from Egypt-how long ago
628. Wild Flowers of Sarawak, BorneoIn the centre the handsome Coelogyne asperata, Lindl. with the young inflorescences of a plant of the ginger family behind; Pitchers of a species of Nepenthes
594. Foliage and Flowers of the Burmese Thaw-ka or Soka, paintedAmherstia nobilis, Wall. has perhaps the most magnificent flowers of any member of the large family, Leguminosae, to which it belongs
587. Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a Peruvian Bark TreeThere are several species of the genus Cinchona yielding bark of different qualities, and they are all natives of Peru, Bolivia, and the adjoining countries in South America, where, however
565. Palawan Trees, Sarawak, BorneoThis tree ( Tristania Whiteana, Griff.) is easily recognised in the landscape, as i sheds its bark like an Arbutus, leaving the trunk a deep red
367. A. Giant Kniphofia near GrahamstownKniphofia is a genus of the Liliaceae numbering about twenty known species, which inhabit Eastern Africa, from Abyssinia to the Cape, and Madagascar. The species here represented (K)
344. View in Singapore, with Nyum-Nyumn treeCynometra cauliflora, L. is one of the few arboreous Leguminosae having a fleshy edible seed-vessel. Observe the flowers and fruit are borne on the trunk. See the young, tender foliage in 548
319. Sandal-wood of IndiaSantalum album, L. is a small tree celebrated by the poets on account of the sweet scent of its wood. An oil is extracted which is used to incense temples, and also medicinally
311. The Kuddum or CadambaAnthocephalus Cadamba, Miq. is a Rubiaceous tree often mentioned by poets. It has a deep yellow wood recommended for furniture. The yellowish-brown flowers are small and collected in dense balls
305. The Gool-achin or CaracuchaA tree (Plumeria acutifolia, Poir.) of American origin, commonly planted in Indian gardens, and particularly in cemeteries, because it keeps the graves white with its daily fall of fragrant flowers
303. The Dhak or Bastard TeakThe Dhak (Buteafrondosa, Roxb.) is one of the most striking of the Indian arboreous Leguminosae; its wood and leaves and flowers, the latter dried and reduced to a fine powder, which is sprinkled
295. Holy Basil or TulsiA most holy herb is Ocinmum sanctum, L. of the Mint order, grown in pots near every temple and dwelling of devout Hindoos. it is sacred to both Vishnu and Krishna
263. A Darjeeling Oak, festooned with a climberQuercus lamellosa, Sm. and Thunbergia coccinea, Roxb
250. Young Shoots of the Iron Wood TreeIronwood (Mesua ferrea, Linn.) is very widely spread in India, both in a wild state and cultivated. See also 271. The insect is a species of Orthopteron
232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, BorneoThe Pine Apple (Ananas sativus, Mill. var.) is believed to be really indigenous only in Brazil, whence it has spread to other countries, in some of which it has become naturalised and wild
118. Foliage and Flowers of the Mahoe, JamaicaThe dark-coloured wood of this tree (Paritium elatum, G. Don) is most valuable. If not a variety of P. tiliaceum, Juss. it is very closely allied to it;
101. Palma Christi or Castor Oil, painted in BrazilBehind are some leafless stems bearing clusters of the prickly seed-vessels at the top. The castor-oil tree (Ricinus com munis, L.) is a native of India
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