Seychelles Collection

481. Moon reflected in a turtle pool, Seychelles
A view of St. Annes Island from the artists window at Mahe with an unbroken reflection of the moon in the turtle pool below, and a cocoanut palm in the foreground

488. Mandrinette and mountain home of the Pitcher Plant in the distance
A view from the artists window at Mr Estridges house; the harbour of Mahe below. The showy shrub here represented is Hibiscus liliiflorus, Cav

465. The only Shade in Ile Aride, Seychelles
A partially uprooted tree of Terminalia Catappa, Linn. affords the only real shade in the island, and under its welcome branches all the inhabitants assemble

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

492. The Clove in fruit, and view over Mahe, Seychelles
It is rare to see the clove tree in fruit where it is properly cultivated, because the cloves used as a condiment are the unopened flower buds. See 688

475. Male inflorescence and Ripe Nuts of the Coco de Mer, Seyche
A portion of the outer fibrous covering of the fruit has been removed showing the two-lobed nut, which usually contains only one seed, probably the largest in the vegetable kingdom

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

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

Medusagyne oppositifolia. Medusagyne oppositifolia, the jellyfish tree, is a critically endangered tree endemic to the island of Mah├®, the Seychelles

501. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Capucin Tree of the Seyc
For many years the seeds of the Capucin lay in our Museums; and, although it was evident that they belonged to some member of the Sapotacae

500. A group of Palms in Mahe, Seychelles
It is not evident what Palm this is, which grows near the coast-perhaps Dictyosperma alba, Wendl

499. A Tripod Cocoanut, Mahe, Seychelles
The hut is made of the plaited leaves of the cocoanut and roofed with the same in the natural state. In an early state the ovary of the future fruit of the cocoanut is three-celled

491. The Six-headed Cocoanut Palm of Mahe, Seychelles
Like the majority of Palms the cocoanut only branches in consequence of some injury to its terminal growing point. The Doum is an exception

490. Fruit grown in the Seychelles
An attractive and delicious fruit is the Framboisier (Rubus rosaefolius, Sm.) in the boat of Banana leaf, with foliage and flowers by the side

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

473. Screw-Pines on the hills of Mahe, Seychelles
This is probably the endemic Pandanus Hornei, Balf. f. or there may be more than one species. P. Hornei branches freely and grows to a height of sixty feet, but in striking contrast to P

469. Veloutier Blanc and pair of Martins, Seychelles
Scaevola Koenigii, Vahl, the Veloutier Blanc of the Seychelles is a common littoral shrub in the tropics of the Old World and Polynesia, including many of the very remote islands

463. An Asiatic Pancratium, colonised in the Seychelles

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

461. Round Island and Ile Aride from Long Island, Seychelles
In the foreground from left to right, Filao( Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst.), Screw-Pine ( Pandanus sp.) and Cashew-nut (Anacardium occidentale)

458. A Swamp Plant and Moorhen, Seychelles
This beautiful plant (Hymenocallis rotata, Herb.) is a native of the West Indies, and is now half wild at Mahe. The Moorhen is remarkable for its very large feet

348. Fruit de Cythere and Sugar Birds and Nest, Seychelles
The Fruit de Cythere (Spondias dulcis, Forst.) is an introduced and cultivated plant in the Seychelles and Mauritius. Some part of western Polynesia, where it is now widely spread

482. Two trailing-plants with Lizard and Moth from Ile Aride, Se
Among 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

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