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552. Flowers and Fruit of the Pomelo, a branch of Hennah, and FlHennah (Lawsonia inermis, Linn.) yields a dye much used by Eastern ladies to dye their hair, eyelids, finger nails, &c. The Pomelo is a variety of Shaddock (Citrus decumana, Linn.)
547. View of the River from the Rajahs Garden, SarawakCrinum august, Roxb. Costus speciosus, Sm. Bamboos (Dendrocalamus), Durian, Mango trees, &c. in the foreground
520. Orange Flowers and Fruits, painted in TenerifeThe Orange (Citrus Aurantium, Risso) is cultivated in many parts of the South of Europe, and in other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea
505. Common Aloe in Flower, TeneriffeThe 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
511. Dragon Tree in the Garden of Mr. Smith, TeneriffeThe Dragon Tree, or more correctly the Dragons Blood Tree (Dracaena Draco, L.), is a native of Teneriffe, and is one of the most celebrated trees in the annals of natural history
510. View of the Peak from the bridge of Icod, TeneriffeBananas and Date Palms in the foreground
506. Dragon Tree at Orotava, TeneriffeThis is the largest descendent of the famous tree of which a short history is given under 511
534. Orchid and Ferns of Sarawak, BorneoThe Orchid is Eria ornata, Lindl. and the ferns are Polypodium Phymatodes and P. drynaria
525. Old Manor of Castro, TeneriffeTree-heath (Erica arborea, L.) and Cinerarias (Cineraria cruenta, L.) in blossom. This is the wild parent of the many coloured varieties of Cineraria grown in greenhouses in this country
503. Dragon Tree at San Juan de Rambla, Teneriffe
557. View of Matang and River, Sarawak, BorneoPalms (Arenga saccharifera, Labill. &c.) and Mangosteens in the foreground. Toddy, or Palm Wine, an intoxicating drink, is made from the Arenga and sugar is obtained by boiling
560. Flowers of a Dogwood and an Indigo from the HimalayasThe flowers of the Dogwood (Cornus capitata, Wall.) are quite small and many crowded together, each head being subtended by four coloured bracts, that look very much like petals
559. Flowers of a Jasmine and a Pink Begonia, BorneoThis is Jasminum graciliium, Hook. f. a comparatively recent addition to our gardens, and one of the most desirable of an exquisite genus
558. Lake of Ajmere, North-West India
556. Foliage, Pitchers and Flowers of a Bornean Pitcher Plant, aThe flowers of most species of Nepenthes are less showy than the pitchers. They are unisexual; the males and females being in separate spikes and perhaps always on different plants
554. Group of Tree Ferns around the spring at Matang, Sarawak
553. The Istana, from the Slanting Bridge, SarawakGardenia, Crinum Northianum, Baker, Nipa fruticans, Betel-nut Palms and Bamboos (Dendrocalamus) in the foreground
551. A Sand-binding Plant of Tropical ShoresIpomoea biloba, Forsk. or Goat s-foot is a very common and widely-diffused plant on sandy sea-shores in the tropics. See 380
549. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Swamp Shrub of BorneoA species of Wormia
546. Old Boat-house and Riverside Vegetation, SarawakTrunk of Cocoanut Palm, Areca and Sago Palms, both in fruit, Nipa, &c
544. Flowers and Fruit of the Carambola and Butterflies, SingapoThe Carambola (Averrhoa Carambola, L.) is a small evergreen tree, and, like its only congener, the Bilimbi (152), a native of some parts of tropical Asia; it is often cultivated for its fruit
543. View of Kuching and River, Sarawak, BorneoThe plant with Banana-like foliage on the left is the Madagascar Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis, Sonn.). It belongs to the same natural family as the Banana; but instead of yielding food
542. View of Matang, BorneoAn Epiphyte (Ficus) twined around one of the trees in the foreground. These stranglers often survive alter their victims (the trees upon which they germinated and commenced life having rotted away)
538. Flowers of Sarawak, BorneoThe 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.)
536. Flowers and Fruit of the Cocoa Tree, painted at SingaporeThe Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao, Linn.) is a small tree, usually under twenty feet high, producing its flowers and fruit on the main stem and older branches
535. View of the Maharajah of Johores House from Major McNair sDurian (Durio zibethinus, L.), and Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis, Sonn.) in the foreground: a small " Red Areca, " Cyrtostachys Lakka, Becc
533. Flowers and Fruit of the Cananga, SingaporeThe highly-scented petals of Cananga odorata, Hook. f. et Thoms. are much loved by the native ladies of the Malay Islands
532. The Breadfruit, painted at SingaporeThe 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
530. The Tapang-Tree, Sarawak, BorneoThe smooth cylindrical trunks of this tree (Koompassia excelsa, Taub.) often rise to a height of 100 feet without a branch
529. Foliage and Flowers of Medinilla magnifierA native of Manilla, and perhaps the most gorgeous of all the numerous Melastomaceae; cultivated at Singapore
528. Aloe and Cochineal Cactus in Flower, TeneriffeAloe vera L. and A. barbadensis, Mill. and Cochineal Cactus, Opuntia coccinellifera, Steud
527. Cherokee Rose with the Peak of Teneriffe in the distanceThe 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
526. The Canary Islands Pine at Icod, TeneriffeThe vegetation of the Canary Islands presents some strange anomalies, not the least interesting of which is the pine (Pinus canariensis, Ch. Smith) associated with the Date palm
523. Dragon Tree in a garden at Santa Cruz, TeneriffeThe thick protuberances below the point where the branches are given off are air-roots; they are represented natural size in 507. See the description of 511
522. View in the Cochineal Gardens at Santa Cruz, TeneriffeWomen taking off the rags in which the newly hatched insects (Coccus cacti) are pinned to the Cactus plants (Opuntia coccinellifera, Steud.)
521. Scene in Mr. Smiths Garden, TeneriffeAn arbour covered with the Cherokee Rose (527), and Bougainvillea (108) creeping over Cypress and Myrtle trees
519. A Species of Bugloss, TeneriffeEchium simplex, DC.), a stately tree-like herb about six feet high
518. Dracunculus canariensis and Cineraria in Flower, Teneriffe
517. Study of Olives, painted in ItalyThe Olive (Olea europaea, L.), is a tree of very slow growth, and is usually small; but it attains a great age, and some of the very old trees have trunks of enormous girth
516. Abyssinian Ensete in a garden in TeneriffeMusa Ensete, Gmel. is the most ornamental of the genus, but its fruit is not edible. It was first discovered by Bruce more than a century ago;
515. A View in the Botanic Garden, Teneriffe
514. View of Puerto de Orotava, Teneriffe, from the Sitio del PaTop of a Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera, L.in the foreground. The Date Palm, though cultivated in Southern Europe and Western Asia, is really more at home in North Africa)
513. View of Sitio del Pardo, 0rotava, TeneriffeThe succulent plants on the rocks in the foreground belong to the genera Kleinia, Aloe, Euphorbia, Opuntia, &c. Plants having thick
512. View of the Peak of TeneriffeCacti (Opuntia) and other succulent plants in the foreground; the candelabrumlike inflorescence on the right belongs to the American Aloe (A gave americana, L.)
509. Houseleek and Canary-birds in TeneriffeSeveral kinds of Houseleek (Sempervivum) are very common on roofs and rocks and other dry situations, in the Canaries. Serinus canarius is the scientific name of the canary-bird
508. A Cactus-like Plant growing close to the sea in TeneriffeThis singular shrub (Euphorbia canariensis, Linn.) forms a characteristic feature of the vegetation of the lower zone in the Canaries
507. Cluster of Air-roots of a Dragon Tree, TeneriffeThese thick air-roots gradually grow downwards and cover the whole trunk which has been gashed and hacked by the collectors of Dragons Blood
504. Group of Flowers, painted in TeneriffeThe cactus (Opuntia Dillenii, Haw.) lying in front of the vase is cultivated for its spines, which are used to fasten the bags of cochineal insects to another kind of cactus
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