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Crataegus intricata, Copenhagen hawthorn or thicket hawthorn. Family ROSACEAE. Photographed at Wakehurst Place, West Sussex. Ref: 31793, North America

Cocos nucifera (coconut), 1887
Illustration of Cocos nucifera commonly known as coconut from Kohler; Kohlers Medicinal Plants, 1887, Plate 234

Tamarindus indica, 1887
Tamarindus indica, commonly known as tamarind, Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887, volume 2, Plate 180

Snowdrop, galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis, common snowdrop. Galanthus nivalis was described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum in 1753, and given the specific epithet nivalis

Commidendrum rugosum
1970-4387 KENR, COMPOSITAE, Commidendrum rugosum

Abutilon Boule De Neige
1997-6540, MALVACEAE, Abutilon Boule De Neige

Diplotaxis renuifolia
BRASSICACEAE, Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Tulipa turkestanica
LILIACEAE, Tulipa turkestanica, 20052042

Anemone, Rununculaceae

842. A Japanese Magnolia
This showy spring-flowering hardy shrub (Magnolia obovata, Thunb.) has been cultivated in English gardens ever since 1796

841. A Japanese Lily
Lilium erratum, Lindl. is said to be one of the commonest wild flowers in some parts of Japan. Yet, in spite of its beauty, it was not introduced alive in this country till the year 1861

759. Wild Flowers of the Blue Mountains, Kew South Wales
Conspicuous in this selection is the star-like white inflorescence of Actinotus Helianthi, Labill. an umbelliferous plant simulating a Composita

755. West Australian Sand-loving Plants
The soil in this district is so very sandy that, with the exception of a few big stones, the whole country might be run through an hour-glass

750. Wild Flowers of Albany, West Australia
In the foreground, among others, are : Anthocercis viscosa, R. Br. the.large white flower; Thysanotus sp. purple flowers with fringed petals; Leschenaultica biloba, Lindl

730. A Selection of Flowers from Mount Wellington, Tasmania
In the foreground on the left are the clustered red and bluish berries of Cyathodes glauca, Labill. the rosy flowers of a Pimelea, the lilac flowers of a Prostanthera

711. Berry-bearing Tasmanian Shrubs
In front the foliage and inflorescence of Richea dracophylla, R. Br. which reminds one rather of the Pine Apple than the beautiful genus Epacris, to which, however, it is closely allied

672. A Javan Rhododendron and Ipomoea
The genus Rhododendron has a wide range in the Old World, from the Alps of Europe to China and Japan, and southward to Java, Borneo

660. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian climbing Evergreen Shrub
At first sight this reminds one of the Himalayan Rhododendron Griffithianum, Wight. it is Beaumontia grandiflora, Wall. belonging to the Apocynaceae, and climbs to the tops of the highest trees

632. Young Leaves and Flowers and Fruit of Cotton tree
The seeds of Eriodendron anfractuosum, DC. are densely clothed with silky-white hair (Kapok), which is used to stuff pillows, &c.; in Java the trees themselves are used as telegraph posts

599. A cultivated Crinum, painted in Borneo
Crinum augustum, Roxb. a native of Mauritius and Seychelles, and one of the handsomest of this fine genus of Amaryllidaceae. Entire plants are represented in 547

595. Bornean Orchids
In the lower left corner, Cypripedium Hookerae. Rchb. f. with spotted leaves, and above it, 0. Lowii, Lindl. with a white-flowered Sarcochilus Calceolus, Lindl. on the right, and a Sarcanthus

593. Orchids of Sarawak, Borneo
Dendrobium superbum, Rchb.f. having purple flowers with a darker lip; and Calanthe vestita, Wall. white and orange

590. Malayan Moth Orchid and an American Climber
Phalaenopsis amabilis, Blume, is one of the most distinct types of showy orchids. It is here associated with the beautifully variegated foliage of Haemaria discolor, Lindl

581. Flowers and Butterflies of Sarawak, Borneo
Mussaenda macrophylla, Wall. is the plant on which the Butterflies (Ornithoptera priamus) are painted, though they are from Amboina

559. Flowers of a Jasmine and a Pink Begonia, Borneo
This is Jasminum graciliium, Hook. f. a comparatively recent addition to our gardens, and one of the most desirable of an exquisite genus

538. Flowers of Sarawak, Borneo
The large inflorescence with orange-red leaf-like bracts is Hosea Lobbiana, Ridley. Above, on the right, is a small white Passion-flower (Passiflora foetid, L.)

532. The Breadfruit, painted at Singapore
The Breadfruit, Artocarpus incisa, Linn. is a tree of moderate size, a native of the South Sea Islands, where its fruit forms the chief food of the inhabitants

527. Cherokee Rose with the Peak of Teneriffe in the distance
The Cherokee Rose (R. laevigata, Michx.) although very common in the South- eastern States of North America is only a colonist there; its native country being China

498. A Selection of Flowers. Wild and Cultivated, with Puzzle Nu
Crimson Russelia ]uncea, Zuce. from Mexico, on the right, then whitish Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn. or Horse-radish Tree of tropical countries, and a yellow-brown Stoplzanthus (from Madagascar)

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

472. Saponaire or Periwinkle and Green Frogs in Mahe
Vinca rosea, Linn. and its variety alba, supposed to be a native of America, is now found wild in most hot countries

463. An Asiatic Pancratium, colonised in the Seychelles

459. Wormia and Flagellaria in the Seychelles
Wormia ferruginea, Baill. is an endemic species of a small genus represented in Madagascar, and ranging from India through the Archipelago to North Australia

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

449. South African Flowers in a wooden Kaffir Bowl
Above, on the right, white flowers and prickly fruit of Gomphocarpus fruticosus, -Ait. then the red flowers and fruits of " Anteliza" (Antholyza aethiopica, Linn.), and the fleshcoloured

446. Water-loving Plants and Kingfisher, near Grahamstown
Floating in the water is Limnanthemum Thunbergii, Griseb.. a member of the same family as the Gentians; in front two varieties of the tufted Eucomis punctata, Alt. with the rosy Disa racemosa, Linn

438. Wild Flowers of Ceres, South Africa
In the centre the yellow " Tea Plant, " Rafnia amplexicaulis, Thunb. the leaves of which are commonly used either alone or with ordinary tea to make a beverage

433. The Blue Plumbago in contrast, Van Staadens Kloof
Blue of the particular shade of Plumbago capensis, Thunb. is exceedingly rare in the vegetable kingdom. The white-flowered orchid here is Angraecum arcuatum, Lindl

422. south African Sundews and other Flowers
Above, a plant of the elegant and beautiful Monsonia speciosa, Linn. (Geraniaeae) with Babiana rubro-coerulea, Reichb. ? on the right, and Homeria miniata, Sweet, on the left

413. A South African Sundew and Associate
Drosera cistiflora, Linn. as this Sundew is named, as far surpasses our native species in the size and colour of the flowers as our cultivated Pelargoniums do their wild ancestors in South Africa

410. Krippelboom, with False Bay in the distance: South Africa
The family, Proteaceae, of which the Krippelboom (Leucospermum conocarpum, R. Br.) is a member, is almost as largely represented in South Africa as it is in Australia, but by different genera

407. The Wool-Flower of South Africa and some others
Lanaria plumosa, Ait. is the name of the densely woolly plant having small white flowers and grass-like leaves. Other conspicuous flowers in this painting are the orange Leonotis nepetaefolia, R. Br

398. The Hottentot Fig and other Succulents from the Karroo
Mesembryanthemun edule, , Linn. is the name of one of the plants which yield the fruit called, " Hottentot Fig, " represented hanging down on the left in this painting, with white, yellow

394. Star of Bethlehem from Algiers
This is probably one of the varieties of Ornithogalum narbonense, Linn. in cultivation under the name 0. grandiflorum

388. Various species of Hibiscus, with Tecoma and Barleria, Nata
The central plant with yellowish white flowers is Hibiscus cannabinus, Linn. with H. surattensis, Linn. above on the left, and H. calycinus, Willd. below it, and one small pale yellow flower of H

378. Amatungula in Flower and Fruit and Blue Ipomoea, South Afri
Painted at the mouth of the Kowie River. Trees of the Amatungula (Carissca grandiftora) are shown in 363. The Ipomoea is I

375. Flowers of St. Johns in Pondo Basket
Beginning on the right at the top, there is the dark blue Coleotrype natalensis, C. B. Clarke, a purplish red Balsam (Impatiens, sp)

371. Group of Natal Flowers
In the top right hand corner Loranthus natalensis, Meissn. then clusters of the blue Pycnostachys reticulata, Benth. and the white and pink Dombeya Burgessiae, Gerard, the " Zulu Cherry

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