Images Dated 30th June 2011

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

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688. Foliage and Flowers of the Clove, Fruit of the Mango, and H

The cloves of commerce are the unopened flower-buds, and the tree that produces them (Eugenia caryophyllata, Thunb.) is a native of the Moluccas, though now cultivated in the West Indies and other parts of the world. For further particulars respectin

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684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in Java

The roots and seeds of Nelumbium speciosum, Willd., were eaten by the Egyptians in the time of Herodotus, as they are at the present time in India ; but it long ago disappeared from Egypt-how long ago, it is impossible to say. its petals are astringe

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