Chionaspis biclavis, Chionaspis aspidistrae and Chionaspis salicis [Willow scale] profile This banana was grown there

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

where he is appearing in The Nerd

Desert Orchid and Richard Dunwoody finish 3rd in the 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup

white shirt and bow tie

with a barge moored close by

Chionaspis biclavis, Chionaspis aspidistrae and Chionaspis salicis [Willow scale] profile This banana was grown therePlate 21, 'Monograph of the Coccidae of the British Isles', by Robert Newstead (Ray Society, 1900 1902). Figures 1 8 Chionaspis biclavis, views of the insect at natural size on a branch of tea plant, and details of adult females. Figures 9 10 Chionaspis aspidistrae, views of normal and parasitised female. Figures 11 13 Chionaspis salicis, view and details of adult females. Natural size and at various magnifications. Signed 'R. Newstead ad nat del.'