Images Dated 2011 June

511. Dragon Tree in the Garden of Mr. Smith, Teneriffe

The Dragon Tree, or more correctly the Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena Draco, L.), is a native of Teneriffe, and is one of the most celebrated trees in the annals of natural history, for until within a few years ago there stood at Orotava a giganti

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Art, Artist, Dragon Tree, Garden, Landscape, Leaves, Marianne North, Mrsmith, Painting, Teneriffe

505. Common Aloe in Flower, Teneriffe

The rocky slope covered with a dense thicket of the same plant, (Aloe vera, L.) which is a native of South Africa. Aloes or Bitter Aloes is the dried juice of this and other species of the genus (see 528)

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Aleo, Art, Artist, Dried Juice, Flower, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, South Africa, Teneriffe

698. Two Swamp Plants of Java in Flower

The snow-white flowers of the Costus speciosus, Sm., like those of most of its allies, are very fugitive, but the red bracts from which they spring are more durable. Cassia alata, Linn., belongs to a genus numerous in species, generally diffused in w

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Flowers, Java, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Swamp Plants