Images Dated 13th July 2011

767. Study of the Bunya-Bunya

This 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, between the Brisbane and Burnett rivers, Queensland

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Bunya Pine, Edible Nuts, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting

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. In the foreground are the feathery ball-like inflorescences of Trichinium Manglesii, Lindl., associated wit

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Blue, Flowersm Red, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Sandy, West Australian Sand Loving Plants, White

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, and behind these the small spicate flowers of Bellendena montana R. Br., the red b

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Bluish Berries, Cyathodes Glauca, Flowers, Leaves, Marianne North, Mount Wellington, Painting, Red, Tasmania, White