Images Dated 16th May 2011

431. A South African Specialty

Like so many other South African genera of plants, Stapelia presents an almost indefinite number of forms or species. In this genus the differences are in the shape of the leafless, succulent stems, and in the shape and colour, etc., of the usually s

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Art, Artist, Brown, Flower, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, South African, White

416. An Old Friend and its Associates in South Africa

The old friend is Pelargonium peltatum, Alt., one of the parents of the many beautiful varieties of ivy-leaved Pelargoniums now in cultivation, associated with the yellow Lissochilus speciosus, R. Br., and another ground orchid, Habenaria Bonatea, Re

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Art, Artist, Flowers, Leaves, Marianne North, Orchid, Painting, Pink, South Africa, Yellow