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Mary Vaux Walcott

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Watercolor of red columbine flowers with yellow centers, buds and green leaves on thin stems against a pale background.

Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)

1890

Watercolor of a pitcher plant with tubular green leaves and a nodding maroon and pink flower on pale paper.

Catesby Pitcherplant (Sarracenia catesaei)

1920

Watercolor of two stems of yellow composite flowers with green basal leaves and brown roots on cream paper.

Montana Parnassia (Parnassia montanesis)

1920

Watercolor of three stems of rose paintbrush flowers with pink bracts and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Rose Paintbrush (Castilleja pallida)

1920

Watercolor of pink meadow fleabane flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on tall, hairy stems.

Meadow Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)

1920

Watercolor botanical study of pale pink ghostpipe flowers and slender stems on a cream background.

Ghostpipe (Thalesia uniflora)

1920

Watercolor of cut leaf fleabane plant with slender stems and yellow-centered flower heads against a cream background.

Cut Leaf Fleabane (Erigeron compositus nudus)

1920

Watercolor of a dogwood branch with clusters of red berries and leaves shaded from green to russet on a pale background.

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

1920

Watercolor of a branching stem with tubular purple penstemon flowers, green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Purple Pentstemon (Pentstemon lyallii)

1920

Watercolor of a pink-flowered lambkill shrub with narrow green leaves on two branches against a pale background.

Lambkill (Kalmia angustifolia)

1910

Watercolor of a deerberry branch with clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers and elongated green leaves.

Deerberry (Polycodium stamineum)

1920

Watercolor of two sprigs of pink heather with green needle-like leaves and clusters of bell-shaped pink flowers on a pale bac

Pink Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis)

1900

Watercolor botanical study of a partridgeberry sprig with small green leaves, white pink-tinged flowers and one brown berry.

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repena)

1910

Watercolor of a white-flowered Northern Bedstraw stem with whorled green leaves on a cream background.

Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)

1920

Watercolor of a lodgepole pine branch with green yellow-tipped needles and clustered reddish-brown cones on a pale background

Lodgepole Pine (Pinus Contorta murrayana)

1920

Watercolor of Canada wild ginger with heart-shaped green leaves and two dark maroon flowers on hairy stems.

Canada Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

1920

Watercolor of blue beard-tongue stems with tubular blue and lavender flowers and green leaves on cream paper.

Blue Beard-Tongue (Pentstemon)

1910

Watercolor of a California fuchsia stem with red tubular flowers, buds, and narrow green leaves on a beige background.

California Fuschia (Zauschneria californica)

1930

Watercolor of white Dutchman's breeches flowers with yellow tips on slender stems above delicate green fern-like leaves.

Dutchman's Breetches (Bikukulla cucullaria)

1920

Watercolor of slender cotton-grass stems with five fluffy white seed heads on a cream background.

Slender Cotton-Grass (Eriophorum chamissonis)

1920

Watercolor of purple Virginia spiderwort flowers and buds among long green leaves on a pale background.

Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana)

1920

Watercolor of two violet-blue butterwort flowers on tall stems rising from a green leaf rosette on a cream background.

Purple Butterwort (Pinguicula elatior)

1920

Watercolor study of red and orange mushrooms growing among green moss, with seed capsules, signed and dated 1880.

(Untitled--Study of Mushrooms)

1880

Watercolor of a pink fumeroot plant with red tubular flowers tipped in yellow and delicate divided green leaves.

Pink Fumeroot (Capnoides sempervirens)

1920

Watercolor of blue and lavender phlox flowers on slender green stems with narrow leaves, against a pale background.

Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

1910

Watercolor of a witch hazel branch with spidery yellow flowers, small blossoms, brown seed capsules and bare twigs on pale pa

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

1920

Watercolor of an anchor, rope, and weathered mooring post on a sandy shore with blue sea behind.

Untitled (Mooring and Anchor)

1870

Watercolor botanical study of a nodding campion stem with three drooping seed capsules and narrow green leaves on pale paper.

Nodding Campion (Lychnis apetala)

1900

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright pink flower blooming from its top against a pale background.

Cucumber Cactus

1930

Watercolor botanical study of a broomrape plant with clustered yellow flowers and brown scaly stems on a cream background.

Broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)

1930

Watercolor of a Fringed Polygala sprig with magenta flowers and green leaves on thin stems, signed M.V.W. 1920.

Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)

1920

Watercolor of a pale strawberry plant with three white flowers, serrated leaves, red runners and exposed roots.

Pale Strawberry (Fragaria glauca)

1910

Watercolor study of two rosebuds on green stems, one deep red and closed, one pale pink and partly open.

Untitled (Rosebuds)

1870

Watercolor botanical study of a grayleaf fivefinger plant with yellow flowers, buds, and lobed leaves on a cream background.

Grayleaf Fivefinger (Potentilla glaucophylla)

1900

Watercolor of a witch-hazel branch with clusters of spidery yellow flowers and dark twigs on a pale background.

Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

1910

Watercolor of a moss campion cushion with many small magenta flowers and buds among dense green foliage on pale paper.

Moss Campion (Silene acaulis)

1920

Watercolor of a Northern hedysarum plant with pink pea-like flowers, pinnate leaves, and roots, on cream paper.

Northern Hedysarum (Hedysarum boreale)

1910

Watercolor of two nodding onion stems with drooping clusters of pink flowers and long green leaves on a pale background.

Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)

1900

Watercolor of pink tubular pentstemon flowers and green leaves on a pale background, by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Menzies Pentstemon (Pentstemon menziesii)

1920

Watercolor of two tall larkspur stems with purple and pale lavender flowers above lobed green leaves.

Tall Larkspur (Delphinium elongatum)

1920

Watercolor of gentian stems with purple buds and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana macounii)

1930

Watercolor of an ivy sprig with green heart-shaped leaves and one large reddish-brown leaf on a cream background.

Untitled (Ivy)

1870

Watercolor of two reddish stems with clusters of pale flowers and bracts on a cream background, labeled M.V.W. 10.18.1920.

Red Pinesap (Hypopitys lanuginosa)

1920

Watercolor of water crowfoot with white yellow-centered flowers, buds and feathery leaves on thin curving stems.

Water Crowfoot (Batrachium trichophyllum)

1910

Watercolor sketch of a weathered wooden stile with posts, crossbar and plank step, surrounded by grass and foliage.

Untitled (Stile)

1870

Watercolor of a magenta Cattleya orchid stem with crimson lips and green heart-shaped leaves on cream paper.

Cattlaya superbus

1880

Watercolor of white Indian paintbrush stems with pale green bracts, narrow leaves and purple stems on cream paper.

White Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja occidentalis)

1920

Watercolor of pink hedge bindweed flowers, buds, and green arrow-shaped leaves on red climbing stems.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia (Convolvulus) sepium)

1930

Watercolor of a wild pea vine with magenta and pink flowers, green leaves and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Wild Pea (Lathyrus decaphyllus)

1930

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves, a pale closed bud with red center, and a slender stem.

Trillium discolor

1930

Watercolor of a butterfly weed branch with orange flower clusters, buds, and green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

1910

Watercolor of a drooping California nutmeg branch with narrow green needles and three oval green fruits on pale paper.

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum)

1920

Watercolor of a gray phacelia stem with clustered purple flowers and finely divided silvery leaves on a pale background.

Gray Phacelia (Phacelia sericea)

1910

Watercolor of three yellow ladyslipper orchids with brown twisted petals rising above broad green leaves on a pale background

Small Yellow Ladyslipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

1910

Watercolor of a small purple fringed orchid spike with long green leaves on a cream background.

Small Purple Fringe Orchid (Habenaria psychodes)

1930

Watercolor of a silvery branch of Death Valley sage with small purple flowers on a cream background.

Death Valley Sage (Salvia funerea)

1930

Watercolor of two alpine plants with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers and hairy stems above green leaves.

Alpine Fernlife (Pedicularis contorta)

1907

Pencil sketch of a domed cathedral with arched windows, topped by a yellow-painted orb and cross against blue wash.

Ball of the Cathedral

1868