. Our native birds of song and beauty, being a complete history of all the songbirds, flycatchers, hummingbirds, swifts, goatsuckers, woodpeckers, kingfishers, trogons, cuckoos, and parrots, of North America . W-: 1^ r ■■■ .■ •*•,»- g^^ ,;.,,^ ^^ ^.. *■■■*^--f/ ■ ^JM-^^ :■ i»^:*^^^:bi*^ .«1 - Sm^r^J, ■ A>4^^^; CD (t) cto EB CO CH- :fe::;ir^. ^n^mm^ -^ ^^r^^ P^ hi ^^ « P ■^■^1^^ <t! ■\ . -^:C o ^v_ ^. or Cape jastnines covered with their glossy green leaves and double -waxy-white,deliciotisly scented flowers, banana shrubs S unrivalled in the sweet perfume of theirblossoms, sweet olives^
. Our native birds of song and beauty, being a complete history of all the songbirds, flycatchers, hummingbirds, swifts, goatsuckers, woodpeckers, kingfishers, trogons, cuckoos, and parrots, of North America . W-: 1^ r ■■■ .■ •*•,»- g^^ ,;.,,^ ^^ ^.. *■■■*^--f/ ■ ^JM-^^ :■ i»^:*^^^:bi*^ .«1 - Sm^r^J, ■ A>4^^^; CD (t) cto EB CO CH- :fe::;ir^. ^n^mm^ -^ ^^r^^ P^ hi ^^ « P ■^■^1^^ <t! ■\ . -^:C o ^v_ ^. or Cape jastnines covered with their glossy green leaves and double -waxy-white,deliciotisly scented flowers, banana shrubs S unrivalled in the sweet perfume of theirblossoms, sweet olives^ with their insignificant but exceedingly fragrant blooms, goldendew-drops^, camphor trees, magnolias, orange trees in fruit and blossom, climbingallamandas, star jasmines*, and many other evergreen shrubs, trees, and vines werefound growing in the sandy soil in luxuriant profusion. Sago palms ^, bamboos, theindigenous cabbage and saw palmettos, Cocos australis and several species of datepalms impart to these grounds a decidedly tropical appearance. This mornings w^alkin the bright sunshine and salubrious air made a deep and lasting impression upon mymind. Near one of the most tastefully arranged gardens, replete with Magnolia fuscataand other choice shrubs, I stopped to admire the beds of beautiful amaryllis {Hippe-astram equestre and its larger and more dazzling variety H. equestre Hedwig,
Size: 1621px × 1541px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthornehr, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbirds
