204. View in a Redwood Forest, CaliforniaThe Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Endl.) is the most valuable tree of the Californian forests, and is almost equal in size to the Big Tree or Mammoth Tree
Cissus rhombifoliacross section
Frank Norman Howes, RBG KewFrank Norman Howes inspecting samples of wood in the Museum store. Born in South Africa, he was Economic Botanist in the Gold Coast Department of Agriculture before becoming an Assistant in Kew
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
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
Dwarf sumacANACARDIACEAE, Dwarf sumac, common sumac
Bluebells in Bethlehem Wood, Wakehurst Place
Temperate House
tree canopy
Swietenia mahagonilongitudinal section, block
Swietenia macrophyllatransverse section, block
Diospyros ebenum, K├Ân. (Ebony)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)Watercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1820). In Flora Indica, Roxburgh notes that the bark of this tree
578. Bitter wood in flower and fruit, painted at SarawakThis is Quassia amara, L. a tropical American tree, cultivated in various parts of the world for its medicinal properties. " Quassia chips" are the product of this tree
425. View from the Steps of Table Mountain through a Wood of SilThe Silver Tree (Leucadendron (argenteum, R. Br.), characterises the vegetation of the slopes on the eastern side of Table Mountain, where alone it grows plentifully in a wild state
treetop
treetops
spring woodland walk
Pines in the pinetumPinetum in spring
Autumn view
tangential longitudinal section, mag x 5
Vitistransverse section
Dysoxylum fraserianumtangential longitudinal section, mag x 5
Betula lentatangential longitudinal section, mag x 5
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