Clifford's banana plant skirt Showing figures entering the church

Showing figures entering the church

He also contended that many ships were sent to sea in an unworthy state in order that the owners could claim on their insurance for the loss of the vessel

while only the back of her dress is visible

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony

Clifford's banana plant skirt Showing figures entering the churchBotanical study of a banana plant belonging to the banker and Dutch East India Company director George Clifford (1685 1760). Clifford's estate and gardens were at Hartenkamp in Holland. This banana was grown there in a heated glasshouse and is thought to a hybrid of Musa acuminate and Musa balbisiana and therefore a cultivar plantain. It was among the first, if not the first, plant of this type to fruit in Europe. Plate 1 from the monograph Musa