Praslin Collection

476. Male and Female Trees of the Coco de Mer in Praslin
On the right the taller male trees, which some- times attain a height of 100 feet, but the female is always shorter. The feather-leaved palm in front may be Deckenia

497. Native Vanilla hanging from the Wild Orange, . Praslin, Seyc
Vanilla Phalaenopsis, Reichb. f. is endemic in the Seychelles, and, like several other species of the genus, it is leafless. The orange on which it grows is naturalised only in these islands

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

474. Coco de Mer Gorge in Praslin, with distant view of Mahe Sil
The Coco de Mer or Double Cocoanut (Lodoicea sechellarum, Labill.) is peculiar to the Seychelles, and only abundant in Praslin; but long previous to the discovery of the group, in 1743

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

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

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

485. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a common tree of the sea-sho
A 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

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