Images Dated 2011 March

251. Cocoanut Palms on the River Bank near Galle, Ceylon

For some information respecting this Palm the reader is referred to the descriptions of 156 and 229

© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Art, Artist, Cocoanut Palms, Galle Ceylon, Hut, Landscape, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, River

338. Mount Everest or Deodunga, from Sundukpho, North India

This is believed to be the highest peak of the highest range of mountains in the world ; its estimated height being 29, 002 feet, or about five miles and a half. It is interesting to note in this connection that the deepest sounding obtained on the cr

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Deodunga, Landscape, Leaves, Marianne North, Mount Everest, Mountains, North India, Painting

337. Lane near Singapore

On the left is an Areca Palm ;and the small compact pyramidal tree in front of it is the Nutmeg, Myristica fragrant, Houtt., flowers and fruit of which. are represented in 119. Then comes a Dracaena having broad leaves, followed by a large Cananga tree

© RBG KEW

Areca Palm, Art, Artist, Cananga Tree, Landscape, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Tree