Images Dated 2nd June 2011

557. View of Matang and River, Sarawak, Borneo

Palms (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 and evaporation of the sap of this palm. A good tree will yield 100 pint

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Borneo, Drink, Foreground, Landscape, Leaves, Marianne North, Matang, Painting, Palms, River, Sarawak, Wine

544. Flowers and Fruit of the Carambola and Butterflies, Singapo

The 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, which makes excellent tarts. It will also take out stains

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Butterflies, Carambola, Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Singapore

536. Flowers and Fruit of the Cocoa Tree, painted at Singapore

The 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. It is a native of tropical America, and now cultivated in many other parts of the world. There ar

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Cocoa Tree, Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Singapore