Cactus Collection (page 2)

Coryphantha octacantha cactus (Lehmanns mammillaria cactus, Mammillaria lehmanni). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers

Tube flowered spine cactus, Echinocactus tubiflorus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1838

Common dwarf Indian fig, Cactus opuntia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1823

Strawberry pear, Hylocereus trigonus
Strawberry pear Hylocereus trigonus (Triangular creeping cereus, Cactus triangularis). Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1816

Rattail cactus, Disocactus flagelliformis (Creeping cereus, Cereus flagelliformis). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The

Cochineal cactus and Kermes oak
Cochineal cactus or Indian fig opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica, with cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus. Kermes beetle, Kermes vermilio, with Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera

Hotel Bella Vista, Funchal, Madeira. Date: circa 1940

Curtiss-Cox Model 22 - Cactus Kitten
Curtiss-Cox Model 22 Cactus Kitten still crated at the Morane-Saulnier factory in France, being readied for shipment back to the US. In the spring of 1920, Texas oil millionaire S. E. J

Curtiss-Cox Model 22 - Texas Wildcat
Curtiss-Cox Model 22 Texas Wildcat at the Morane-Saulnier factory in France. After the almost disastrous first flight of the monoplane Texas wildcat

Curtiss-Cox Model 22 racer
One of the two Curtiss-Cox Model 22 racers, assembled as a monoplane before being crated for shipment to France. In the spring of 1920, Texas oil millionaire S. E. J

Cowboys (and a cowgirl), riding past some huge cacti in the American South West. Date: 1950s

Village of Pyrgos, Santorini, Greece. Date: circa 1940s

Monster Cactus at Kew Gardens 1846
Monster cactus (echinocactus Visnager) in the collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Date: 1846

Field of Chumbera Nopal Cactus (Prickly Pear) at Las Palmas, Cran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Insects are gathered off of the cactus they grow up in

General view of Ouezzan (Ouazzane), Morocco
General view of Bab Fatah district, Ouezzan (Ouezzane, Ouazzane, Wazzan), Morocco. Date: circa 1910

Gate of St Stephen, Bab Sitti Maryam, Jerusalem
Gate of St Stephen, also known as Gate of the Lions and Bab Sitti Maryam, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Cactus Plants in Flower
Various cacti in flower Date: 1836-9

General view of Cana, Galilee, Northern Israel. Date: circa 1920

View of Sulam (Shunem), Northern Israel
View of the Arab village of Sulam (Solem, Sunam, Shunem, Shunam), Northern Israel. Date: 1920s

Plantae selectae cereus, night blooming cactus
Sketch 31 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Picture shows close up of flower

Hawaii - Delonix regia tree
Delonix regia - a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, Caesalpinioideae subfamilia, noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers

A man and woman of Mexico. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Echinopsis Multiplex, a succulent plant of the Cactaceae (cactus) family. The name derives from echinos, meaning hedgehog or sea urchin, and opsis, referring to the plants dense covering of spines

Hon. Mary Katharine Coke by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mary Katharine Coke, younger daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Coke, and granddaughter of the Earl of Leicester

Scene in an art gallery, England
Silhouetted figures in an art gallery, England. circa 1970

Cactus salicomoides, cactus - Illustration from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840)

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - View from Marensi Pass - Donkeys being led along stony path - cactus plants either side, hills in background. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War

Principality of Monaco (Monte Carlo) - Botanical Gardens
Principality of Monaco (Monte Carlo) - Exotic Botanical Gardens at the Tete du Chien (head of the dog), the hill which looms over Monaco. Date: 1923

Luxor from South-West
Luxor - viewed fromthe south- west Date: 1846

Posada, Story of the Wolf and the Fox
Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s

Ballad of the Farmer and the Hawk, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

Zane Grey residence, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Zane Grey residence at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: circa 1930

The Aesthete by H. M. Bateman
A very modern woman residing in a minimally and fashionably furnished flat gets very excited by one small cactus on her windowsill. Date: 1935

Giant cactus in shape of cross, California, USA
Giant cactus in the shape of a cross, California, USA. Date: circa 1908

Crimson-flowered cactus, Disocactus jenkinsonii.. Handcolored illustration by E.D. Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Cactus flower fairy in bonnet and sleeves of flowers.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies

Opuntia polyacantha, yellow cactus native to the USA.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Opuntia rafinesquii, cactus with large yellow flowers, native of the United States of America.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Women carrying water, Holy Land, with cactuses in the background. Date: 1920s

View of Endor, Jezreel Valley, Northern Israel
View of Endor, located between the Hill of Moreh and Mount Tabor in the Jezreel Valley, Galilee, Northern Israel. Date: 1920s

Josephs Well, Holy Land
The supposed location of Josephs Well. According to biblical legend, Josephs jealous brothers threw him into a pit or empty well before going home

Beersheba, Holy Land
View of Beersheba, Holy Land. Date: 1920s

Fellah with donkeys, Holy Land
A fellah (Arab peasant, farmer or agricultural labourer) with two donkeys on a narrow road with cactuses on either side, Holy Land. Date: 1920s

Northern City Wall, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
Al Aqsa (El Aksa) Mosque, Jerusalem -- view from the south-west. Date: 1920s

Accra scouts at weekend camp, Ghana, West Africa
Scouts of Troops 1-7, Accra, at a weekend camp, Ghana, West Africa. They have constructed real scout bush tents from woven palm leaves. Cacti can be seen in the foreground. Date: circa 1920s

Cactaceae - Cactus
Cactaceae: the Cactus tribe. Source: Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with groups and descriptions by Twining, Elizabeth, 1805-1889. Published by Sampson Low, Son, and Marston Date: 1868

Cultivating cacti, Paris 1857
Cultivating cacti in a greenhouse in Paris 1857. Date: 1857

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