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251. Cocoanut Palms on the River Bank near Galle, CeylonFor some information respecting this Palm the reader is referred to the descriptions of 156 and 229
250. Young Shoots of the Iron Wood TreeIronwood (Mesua ferrea, Linn.) is very widely spread in India, both in a wild state and cultivated. See also 271. The insect is a species of Orthopteron
247. Foliage and Flowers of the Red Cotton Tree and a pair of LoThis tree (Bombax malabaricnm, DC.) is very large and it is common in the forests of South India and Burma. Like the White Cotton Tree (632)
245. The Elephant Creeper of IndiaLeaves of this, (Argyreia speciosa, Sweet), are used by the natives in the preparation of poultices, and also in cutaneous diseases
244. Singular Plants of the Dark Forests of Singapore and BorneoThese highly curious organisms are members of a small family (the Burmanniaceae), related to the Orchidaceae. Some of them draw their nourishment from decaying vegetable matter
240. Some of Mrs. Camerons Models, with Cocoanut and Teak TreeThe Teak trees are on the left
237. Gardening at Nainee Tal, IndiaOn the other side of the lake, below the Oak Trees, the Willows (Salix babylonica, L.) are seen that formerly shaded the Temple of a Goddess, now covered by a landslip
713. View of Lake Wakatipe, New ZealandNew Zealand Flax (Phormniumn tenax, Forst.) in the foreground. This is the most useful plant in the islands. Half-a-pint of honey juice can be obtained from the flowers of a single plant; a gum is
232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, BorneoThe Pine Apple (Ananas sativus, Mill. var.) is believed to be really indigenous only in Brazil, whence it has spread to other countries, in some of which it has become naturalised and wild
231. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of an African Tree painted in IThis tree (Kigelia pinnata, DO.), inhabits both the east and west sides of tropical Africa, and presents a most singular appearance when in fruit, the pods being sometimes two feet or more in length
204. View in a Redwood Forest, CaliforniaThe Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Endl.) is the most valuable tree of the Californian forests, and is almost equal in size to the Big Tree or Mammoth Tree
196. Rainbow over the Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite, CaliforniaCypress, Douglas Fir, Alder and Dogwood Trees in the foreground
195. A View of Lake Tahoe and Nevada Mountaina, CaliforniaPine Trees (Pinus ponderosa, Dougl.) in the foreground
356. Angraecum and Urania Moth of MadagascarThe genus Angraecum numbers about 250 species, inhabiting the Mascarene Islands and Tropical and South Africa; and their flowers vary in size from less than a quarter of an inch long in A
186. Foliage, Flowers and Fruit of the Citron, and ButterflyThe native country of the Citron (Citrus Medica, Risso) is not -known with certainty, though there is little doubt that it is some part of tropical Asia
140. Tree Frogs, found amongst dead leaves, BrazilA species of Hyla
131. Tree Fern and Whish-whish in the Punch Bowl Valley, Jamai 131. Tree Fern and Whish-whish in the Punch Bowl ValleyThe Fern is Cyathea Serra, Willd. and the flower Ipomoea purpurea, Linn
128. Foliage and Flowers of the Loquat or Japanese Medlar, BraziThe Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, Lindl.) is a native of China and Japan, and is closely related to our Medlar, bearing a singular edible fruit (see 155)
127. Foliage and Flowers of the Cinnamon TreeThis tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, B1.), whose fragrant aromatic bark is the cinnamon of commerce, is a native of Ceylon, but it is cultivated and has become wild in Jamaica
118. Foliage and Flowers of the Mahoe, JamaicaThe dark-coloured wood of this tree (Paritium elatum, G. Don) is most valuable. If not a variety of P. tiliaceum, Juss. it is very closely allied to it;
115. The Aqueduct of Morro Velho, BrazilCoral Mountain in the background, and part of an inflorescence of banana, a Convolvulcea, and Amethystine Humming Birds (Calliphlox amethystina) in front
109. Foliage and Double Flowers of the Sandal-wood BrambleThis elegant Bramble, Rubus rosaefolius, Smith, is commonly cultivated in warm countries, and widely spread in a wild state. Leaves sweet-scented, see 490
106. Brazilian FlowersOn the left the elegant, feathery leaves and crimson flowers of Ipomoea Quamoclit, L.; above, a scarlet and white Acanthacea; in the centre a species of Tabernaemontana ()
101. Palma Christi or Castor Oil, painted in BrazilBehind are some leafless stems bearing clusters of the prickly seed-vessels at the top. The castor-oil tree (Ricinus com munis, L.) is a native of India
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
84. Brazilian 0rchidsThe rosy-purple flowers are those of Cattleya Loddigesii, Lindl. which magnificent genus has its headquarters in Brazil; the other is Zygopetalulm intermedium, Lodd
79. View of the Old Gold Works at Morro Velho, Brazil
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
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.)
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)
60. Flor de Pascua or Easter Flower at Morro Velho, BrazilThis plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Willd. (syn. Poinsettia pulcherrirma, Grah.), is a native of Central America, commonly cultivated in England, but it is not usual to see such large inflorescences
58. Study of the Travellers Tree of Madagascar in the Botanic GThis tree (Ravenala madagascariensis, Sonn.), is called the Travellers Friend, as its broad leaves collect the precipitated moisture which filters into its tightly-plaited sheaths;
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
52. Twining Plant and Butterfly of BrazilThis beautiful twining plant is a species of Dipladenia, allied to D. crassinoda, and the butterfly is Morpho achillaena
51. Foliage and Flowers of a Madagascar PlantThis is Amomum magnificum, Benth, (syn. A1ipinia magnifier, Roscoe). For a long time it was supposed to be a native of Mauritius, where, however, it is only naturalised
50. Landscape at Morro Velho, BrazilIn the foreground is a colony of Butterflies (Helicon phyllis) going to roost on a single segment of a palm leaf, from which they will never move until the suns rays reach them in the morning
48. Palm Trees and Boulders in the Bay of Rio, BrazilPainted at Paquita; the Organ Mountains in the distance
45. Harvesting the Sugar-Cane in Minas Geraes, BrazilThe solid stems of the sugar-cane (Saccharum offcinarum, Linn.) grow ten, or even as much as fifteen, feet high, and the -sugar-juice is expressed from them by machinery
44. Some Brazilian FlowersA white-flowered Convolvulacea, associated with a species of Dipteracanthus-a shrub smelling like onions, and a yellow-flowered Composita (As-pilia ?) that smells like vanilla
42. Flor Imperiale, Coral Snake and Spider, Brazil" The flower is Haemanthus multfitorus, Martyn, which has long been cultivated in this country; and the Snake is a :species of Elaps
41. Indian Palm at Sette, Lagoa, BrazilProbably a species of Attalea
40. Boulders, Fishermans Cottage and Tree hung with Air PlantTillandsia usneoides, Linn. also called Old Mans Beard and Long Moss, as well as Air Plant, is a member of the Bromeliaceae (see 139 and 232)
39. Orchids and Creeper on Water-worn Boulders in the Bay of RioThe creeping plant at the top is Codonanthe Hookeri, Hanst. (syn. Hypocyrta gracilis, Mart.); the large-flowered Orchid is a variety of Cattleya Forbesii, Lindl
38. A Tropical American Water PlantEichornia azurea, Kunthi. This was found growing in the Lake of Lagoa Santa, Brazil, where it was planted by Dr. Lunid, a Danish Naturalist
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