Images Dated 28th July 2011

835. A climbing Plant of Old Calabar

Aristolochia Goldieana, Hook. f. is one of the most singular of the many species of its genus,, having the largest flowers of any yet known. It is a native of western tropical Africa, and living plants or seeds of it were sent to this country about t

© RBG KEW

Aristolochiaceae, Art, Artist, Calabar, Climbing, Leaves, Marianne North, Old, Painting, Plant

836. A Brazilian Columnar Cactus

Upwards of a thousand species of Cactaceae are known, nearly all of them inhabiting America, and ranging from Chili and Buenos Ayres in the south to about 50????? N. lat., their greatest concentration being in Mexico. They vary in stature from an inch o

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Brazilian, Cactus, Columnar, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting

816. Study of Chinese Bananas and Bamboos, Teneiffe

The Banana is essentially a tropical type of the vegetable kingdom, and a glance around this gallery will give an idea of how widely spread it now is in warm countries, and what a striking object its noble foliage is in almost every scene and landsca

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Bamboos, Bananas, Chinese, Kingdon, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Teneiiffe, Vege Table