Images Dated 2nd June 2011

560. Flowers of a Dogwood and an Indigo from the Himalayas

The 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. This shrub bears an edible fruit not unlike that of the strawberry-tree

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Dog Wood, Flowers, Himalayas, Indigo, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting

550. Durian Fruit from a large tree, Sarawak

The Durian (Durio zibethinus, L.) is regarded as the king of fruits by the Malays, and most persons agree that it has a very delicious flavour ; but it likewise has a very unpleasant smell, which few Europeans overcome. The custard-like pulp in which

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Durian, Fruit, Large Tree, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Sarawak, White, Yellow

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