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97. Foliage and Flowers of a Coral tree and double-crested HummiThe Chorisia is probably C. speciosa, St. Hil. and the birds Trochilus cornutus
85. Side Avenue of Royal Palms at Botafoga, BrazilSee the remarks under 63
79. View of the Old Gold Works at Morro Velho, Brazil
77. Wild Flowers at Morro Velho, BrazilBignonia venusta. Ker. and a Convolvulacea (Quamoclit Nationis Hook. ?), climbing over Luhea rufescens, St. Hil. a forest tree
73. Yellow Bignonia and Swallow-tail Butterflies with a view ofBignonia aequinoctialis, Linn. and Papilio thoas
72. Flowers of Hedychium, Botanic Gardens, BrazilThe species of Hedychium are mostly very ornamental plants and their flowers are fragrant. They inhabit tropical Asia. That on the left is H. chrysoleucum, Hook. a species cultivated in, this country
49. Trees laden with Parasites and Epiphytes in a Brazilian Gard
47. Flowers of Datura and Humming Birds, BrazilDatura arborea, Linn. is a native of tropical America, and is commonly cultivated in other countries, as it grows like a rank weed
46. Flowers cultivated in the Botanic Garden, Rio Janeiro, BraziRed and White Indian Water Lilies, with the large flowers of Solandra ? and the crimson flowers of an Australian shrub (Calothamnos sp.)
43. Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foregroundThe palm is apparently a species of Cocos, a considerable genus restricted to South America, except C. nucifera, the cocoa-nut
20. The Permanent Snows from Santiago; Patagua in front with Humming Bird and NestTricuspidaria dependens, Ruiz et Pav. the Patagua, is of the same family as our lime-tree. On the left, near the Patagua tree, and on the right, beyond the building
2. Common TobaccoA plant belonging to the same-family as the Potato. Several other kinds of tobacco are culti-vated, but this kind (Nicotiana Tabacum)
57. Wild Flowers of BrazilThe large, greenish-white flowers with a crimson and yellow centre are those of a shrubby epiphyte (Clusia) belonging to the Gamboge family; associated with it is a species of Sisyrinchiuim having
53. View of the Piedade Mountains, from Congo, Brazil
34. View in Mr. Morits Garden at Petropolis, Brazil
4. Puzzle -Monkey Trees and Guanacos, ChiliPehuen is the Chilian name of the familiar Araucaria imbricata, Pav. here represented in full development at home close under the Cordilleras of Chili, where there are no monkeys
1. Victoria regiaThis majestic plant and largest off all Water Lilies inhabits many of the rivers of the north-eastern part of South America
241. Tomb of Ali ud Deen and Neem Tree, DelhiThe Neem tree is Melia Azadirachta, L
Painting 749Two Australian Shrubs with Sydney Harbour below
Painting 619View of the Salak Volcano, Java, from Buitenzorg
The Blue Puya and Cactus at home in the Cordilleras by Marianne NorthThe Blue Puya and Cactus at home in the Cordilleras, near Apoquindo, Chili
192. Wild Flowers from the Neighbourhood of New York
626 - Palms in the Botanic Garden at Rio Janeiro. The Organ mountains appear in the back ground
085 - Side Avenue of Royal Palms at Botafoga, Brazil
138. View of the Bay of Rio and the Sugar-loaf Mountain, BrazilMarianne North painting 138
Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Queensland Tree, and Black Cockatoo.-Macadamia ternifolia, F. Muell. belongs to the Proteaceae, and is closely allied to Helicia
No. 767. Study of the Bunya-BunyaOil on board, no date. Study of the Bunya-Bunya. This noble Conifer, Araucaria Bidwillii, Hook. is perhaps the most valuable food-tree indigenous in Australia
View in the Forest on Mount Wellington, TasmaniaOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; The large tree with dark foliage in the centre is a species of Beech-Birch of the colonists
A tall Brazilian ClimberOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; This is Aristolochia brasiliensis, Mart. & Zucc. var
From Lady Ramsay's Garden, Binsur, Kumaon, IndiaNorth, Marianne; From Lady Ramsay's Garden, Binsur, Kumaon, India; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;
Puya chilensis (Chilli), 1880sPuya chilensis (Chilli) by Marianne North, 1880s. Medium: Oil on board. Dimensions: H 90.4 x W 20.4 cm
712. A New Zealand DracophyllumThis remarkable genus is spread over New Zealand, Australia (especially Western), and New Caledonia : and the present species (D. Traversii, Hook)
23. A Chilian Cactus in flower and its Leafless Parasite in fruitReferring to the various Chilian landscapes, we see that columnar cacti are a conspicuous feature. This, the-commonest species, is Cereus Quisco, Gay, which grows to a height of 1.5 to 20 feet
Banksia of Tasmania, 1881Oil painting by Marianne North, 1881
787. A Bush Fire at Sunset, QueenslandVast areas of country are devastated by periodical fires
746. Foliage of a Gum Tree and Flowers of Tecoma, with Flying OpAided by the membrane between their legs, these little creatures (Belideus flaviventris) have been known to leap forty yards from an elevation of thirty feet on one side of a river to the foot of a
684. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in JavaThe 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
628. Wild Flowers of Sarawak, BorneoIn the centre the handsome Coelogyne asperata, Lindl. with the young inflorescences of a plant of the ginger family behind; Pitchers of a species of Nepenthes
368. Two Flowering Shrubs of: Natal and a TrogonThe brilliant red Schotia speciosa, Jacq. is related to the gorgeous Indian Amnherstia (see 594). The fragrant white Gardenia Thunbergia Linn. f
367. A. Giant Kniphofia near GrahamstownKniphofia is a genus of the Liliaceae numbering about twenty known species, which inhabit Eastern Africa, from Abyssinia to the Cape, and Madagascar. The species here represented (K)
361. Papyrus or Paper Reed growing in the Ciane, SicilyIn ancient times the Papyrus (Cyperus Papyrus, Linn.)was a plant of great importance, for from its stems was prepared the paper upon which the Egyptians wrote their books, etc
723. View of Mount Earnshaw from the Island in Lake Wakatipe, New ZealandThe trees in the foreground having dense tufts of narrow leaves at the ends of the branches, and large clusters of dirty-white flowers, belong to the Liliaceous genus Cordyline
344. View in Singapore, with Nyum-Nyumn treeCynometra cauliflora, L. is one of the few arboreous Leguminosae having a fleshy edible seed-vessel. Observe the flowers and fruit are borne on the trunk. See the young, tender foliage in 548
212. North American Carnivorous PlantsPainted from plants grown in this garden. Behind, on the left, is Darlingtonia californica, Torr. with Sarracenia purpurea, L.. in front of it; S. fiara, L
Palace of Deeg, Bhurtpore, India, 1878Palace of Deeg, Bhurtpore, India. Artist: Marianne North (1830 -1890)
Cypress, Douglas Fir, Alder and Dogwood Trees in the foreground
846. A South African SedgeThis is Restio subverticillata, Linn. one out of about eighty species of Restio native of South Africa. The Restiaceae are almost exclusively restricted to South Africa and Australia
845. A species of OrnithogalumThis is allied to W. rosea. (See 417.)
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