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466. Smelt-Fishing at Port Victoria, Mah, Seychelles
492. The Clove in fruit, and view over Mahe, SeychellesIt is rare to see the clove tree in fruit where it is properly cultivated, because the cloves used as a condiment are the unopened flower buds. See 688
497. Native Vanilla hanging from the Wild Orange, . Praslin, SeycVanilla Phalaenopsis, Reichb. f. is endemic in the Seychelles, and, like several other species of the genus, it is leafless. The orange on which it grows is naturalised only in these islands
476. Male and Female Trees of the Coco de Mer in PraslinOn the right the taller male trees, which some- times attain a height of 100 feet, but the female is always shorter. The feather-leaved palm in front may be Deckenia
465. The only Shade in Ile Aride, SeychellesA partially uprooted tree of Terminalia Catappa, Linn. affords the only real shade in the island, and under its welcome branches all the inhabitants assemble
475. Male inflorescence and Ripe Nuts of the Coco de Mer, SeycheA portion of the outer fibrous covering of the fruit has been removed showing the two-lobed nut, which usually contains only one seed, probably the largest in the vegetable kingdom
480. View of the South Coast of Mahe and Schools of Venns TowPandanus sechellarum, Baif. f. sending down roots almost from the top, Cyathea sechellarurm, Mett. and other vegetation
471. Dr. and Mrs. Hoad at home in Praslin, SeychellesThe hencoops and roof-caps consist of single leaves of the Double Cocoanut, and the rest of the roof of other palm leaves. In the foreground are trees of Bombax and Mango
467. Palms, Capucin Trees, etc. on the cliffs near Venns TownThe prominent Palm is Stevensonia grandifolia, Duncan, with Screw-Pines on the left. Behind are dead and living trees of the Capucin (Northea seychellana, Hook)
489. A Native Orchid and Butterflies, Mahe, SeychellesAngraecum eburneum, Thouars, is an Orchid of a genus characteristic of the Mascarene Islands and Tropical and South Africa. See 356
474. Coco de Mer Gorge in Praslin, with distant view of Mahe SilThe Coco de Mer or Double Cocoanut (Lodoicea sechellarum, Labill.) is peculiar to the Seychelles, and only abundant in Praslin; but long previous to the discovery of the group, in 1743
444. View of Cadles Hotel and the Kloof beyond, near Grahamstow
435. Protea and Golden-breasted Cuckoo, of South AfricaThis magnificent Protea (P. speciosa, Linn.) grows about as tall as a man, and is remarkable alike for its thick, red-margined leaves, and its elegantly fringed bracts
Vriesea splendens. Family: Bromeliaceae
Echinopsis oxygona. Family: Cactaceae
Phyllostachys nigraGRAMINEAE, Phyllostachys nigra, black bamboo
501. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Capucin Tree of the SeycFor many years the seeds of the Capucin lay in our Museums; and, although it was evident that they belonged to some member of the Sapotacae
500. A group of Palms in Mahe, SeychellesIt is not evident what Palm this is, which grows near the coast-perhaps Dictyosperma alba, Wendl
499. A Tripod Cocoanut, Mahe, SeychellesThe hut is made of the plaited leaves of the cocoanut and roofed with the same in the natural state. In an early state the ovary of the future fruit of the cocoanut is three-celled
498. A Selection of Flowers. Wild and Cultivated, with Puzzle NuCrimson Russelia ]uncea, Zuce. from Mexico, on the right, then whitish Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn. or Horse-radish Tree of tropical countries, and a yellow-brown Stoplzanthus (from Madagascar)
496. The Seychelles Pitcher Plant in blossom and ChamaeleonBehind Lycopodium Phlegmaria, Linn. which is common in humid regions of all tropical countries. See 468
495. Screw-Pines, Palms and Ferns, from path near Venns Town, MThe Screw Pine (Pandanus sechellarum, Balf. f.) on the left is the same species as that in 480, and exhibits perhaps the maximum intensity of aerial root-formation
494. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Tatamaka, PraslinAmong big trees growing on the shores of the Mascarene Islands, tropical Asia and Polynesia, the present (Calophyllum Inophyllum Linn.) is conspicuous alike from its commonness and its beauty
491. The Six-headed Cocoanut Palm of Mahe, SeychellesLike the majority of Palms the cocoanut only branches in consequence of some injury to its terminal growing point. The Doum is an exception
490. Fruit grown in the SeychellesAn attractive and delicious fruit is the Framboisier (Rubus rosaefolius, Sm.) in the boat of Banana leaf, with foliage and flowers by the side
487. Flowers of a bush and Pitcher Plant, MaheThe Pitcher plant is shown growing in a tangled mass on the huge granite boulder below; and beyond is the harbour of Mahe
486. The highest point in Mahe with dead Capucin trees in the vaA view from Venns Town. Conspicuous in the vegetation are the white, dead trunks of the Capucin Tree (Northea seychellana, Hook)
484. Life on the coast of Praslin, SeychellesA view from among the crabs on the rocks. The vegetation on the shore consists of cocoanut, Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst
483. Emiles Palm House, Praslin, SeychellesThis sylvan dwelling is constructed of the Cocoanut and Stevensonia Palms, rigged with the leaves of the Coco de Mer, of which the small hut is entirely made
479. Waterfall in the Gorge of the Coco de Mer, PraslinOn the left a female, and on the right a male specimen of the Coco de Mer Palm, each bearing its inflorescence. See 475
478. Wild Pine Apples, and Stevensonia and other Palms, PraslinSlevensoniagrandifolia, Duncan, is, or was, common in all the islands, though not found elsewhere. It is a grand Palm growing from forty to fifty feet high, but Verschatfeltia splendida, Wendl
473. Screw-Pines on the hills of Mahe, SeychellesThis is probably the endemic Pandanus Hornei, Balf. f. or there may be more than one species. P. Hornei branches freely and grows to a height of sixty feet, but in striking contrast to P
472. Saponaire or Periwinkle and Green Frogs in MaheVinca rosea, Linn. and its variety alba, supposed to be a native of America, is now found wild in most hot countries
470. Screw-Pines, Palms, Tree-Ferns, and Cinnamon Trees on the hCyathea sechellarum, Mett. is the only tree-fern found on these islands. It is common, and in favourable situations, the trunk reaches a height of forty to fifty feet
469. Veloutier Blanc and pair of Martins, SeychellesScaevola Koenigii, Vahl, the Veloutier Blanc of the Seychelles is a common littoral shrub in the tropics of the Old World and Polynesia, including many of the very remote islands
468. Seychelles Pitcher Plant and Bilimb MarronThe first (Nepenthes Pervillei, Blume) inhabits only the mountain region of Mahe; while the second, though likewise peculiar to the islands
464. Palms in Mahe, SeychellesBesides the cocoa-nut, which may or may not have reached these islands ind ependently of human agency, there are eight species of Palm indigenous in the Seychelles
463. An Asiatic Pancratium, colonised in the Seychelles
462. Screw-Pines in Praslin, SeychellesVarious species of Pandanus or Screw-Pine constitute a prominent feature in the vegetation of the Seychelles, see 473 and 495
461. Round Island and Ile Aride from Long Island, SeychellesIn the foreground from left to right, Filao( Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst.), Screw-Pine ( Pandanus sp.) and Cashew-nut (Anacardium occidentale)
459. Wormia and Flagellaria in the SeychellesWormia ferruginea, Baill. is an endemic species of a small genus represented in Madagascar, and ranging from India through the Archipelago to North Australia
458. A Swamp Plant and Moorhen, SeychellesThis beautiful plant (Hymenocallis rotata, Herb.) is a native of the West Indies, and is now half wild at Mahe. The Moorhen is remarkable for its very large feet
457. Wild Chestnut and Climbing Plant of South AfricaCalodendron capense, Thunb. the Wild Chestnut, is one of the finest as well as one of the showiest of South African trees
456. Haemanthus and other South African FlowersIn front a dwarf species of Erythrina and Eucomnispunctata, Alt. var. with Haemanth its magnificus, Herb. var. superbus, Baker, and above on the right, the purple brown Tulbaghia alliacea, Linn
455. Red Water-LilyThis is the Indian Nymphaea Lotus, Linn. See also 818
454. Ostrich Farming at Groot Post, South AfricaOstriches are stripped of their feathers twice a year, the operation, it is asserted, causing the bird little pain. Certainly no permanent injury ensues for fresh crops of feathers are produced year
453. Yellow-wood Trees and Creepers in the Perie BushThe Yellow Wood, Podocarpus Thunbergii, Hook. is one of the largest and most valuable of South African timber-trees; see panel of it below
452. Flowers of Tulbagh, South AfricaQuaking Grass (Briza maxima, Linn.), a crimson Babiana blue Lapeyrousia corymbosa, Ker, small yellow Rochea on the right, pale yellow Homeria collina, orange Ornithogalum
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