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Mary Vaux Walcott

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Watercolor of a flowering sprig with purple two-lipped blossoms and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Conradina verticillata

1930

Watercolor of a white flowering raspberry branch with five-petaled white blossoms and large serrated green leaves on a pale b

White Flowering Raspberry (Rubus parviflorus)

1900

Watercolor of two stems of yellow fringe orchids with orange fringed blossoms and green leaves on a cream background.

Yellow Fringe Orchid (Habenaria ciliaris)

1920

Watercolor of creeping juniper sprigs with blue-green foliage and pale blue berry cones on a cream background.

Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)

1910

Watercolor of white wood nymph flowers on slender stems above green rounded leaves, against a pale background.

Wood Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

1920

Watercolor of an orange flame azalea branch with red stamens, green leaves and purple buds on a pale background.

Flame Azalea (Rhododendron speciosum)

1930

Watercolor of fringed gentian stems with violet fringed flowers, closed buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Fringed Gentian (Gentiana elegana)

1930

Watercolor of a yucca plant with a tall stalk of pale green, purple-edged bell-shaped blossoms among long green leaves.

Yucca (Yucca baileyi)

1920

Watercolor of rock wormwood with branching stems, narrow green leaves and clusters of yellow and brown flower heads.

Rock Wormwood (Artemisia discolor)

1910

Watercolor of a Dutchman's pipe vine with heart-shaped leaves, pipe-shaped flowers, buds, and long green seed pods.

Dutchman's Pipe

1930

Watercolor of blue Alpine Forget-me-not flowers with yellow centers on branching stems above a rosette of green leaves.

Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris)

1920

Watercolor of a whitebark pine branch with green needles and small reddish cones on a pale background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

1920

Watercolor of two orange spotted Columbia lily flowers on tall green stems with lance-shaped leaves.

Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum)

1920

Watercolor of a small flowering plant with white star-shaped blossoms, green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Stelleria leata

1910

Watercolor botanical study of Lotus puberulus with yellow and red-tipped flowers on slender green stems against cream paper.

Lotus puberulus

1930

Watercolor of white Apache plume flowers with yellow centers and feathery pink seed plumes on green stems.

Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)

1930

Watercolor of pink Alberta Primrose flowers with yellow centers on slender stems above green leaves and soil.

Alberta Primrose (Primula maccalliana)

1910

Watercolor of a cliffrose branch with white yellow-centered flowers, lobed green leaves and feathery seed plumes.

Cliffrose (Cowania stanshuriana)

1930

Watercolor botanical study of pale pink Silene caroliniana flowers with green leaves on slender stems against a pale backgrou

Peatpink (Silene caroliniana)

1910

Watercolor of a green strawberry cactus with two red and green blossoms and dense spines, set on a soft shadow.

Green Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus)

1920

Watercolor of two Blue-Eyed Mary stems with white and blue flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia verna)

1920

Watercolor of a branching plant with narrow green leaves and small white flowers with yellow stamens.

Yellow Willow-Weed (Epilobium lutem)

1900

Watercolor of two pink pussytoes plants with clustered white and red flower heads on slender stems above green leaves.

Pink Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea)

1910

Watercolor of a showy orchid with white and purple flowers on a stem above green leaves and soil.

Showy Orchids (Orchis spectabilis)

1880

Watercolor of two yellow arnica flowers on tall slender stems above narrow green leaves, with handwritten label.

Woolly Arnica (Arnica tomentosa)

1920

Watercolor of white primrose violet flowers on slender stems above green leaves and a shaded patch of soil.

Primrose Violet (Viola primulifolia)

1910

Watercolor of a columbine stem with two purple and yellow nodding flowers and green lobed leaves on a pale background.

Shortspur Columbine (Aquilegia brevistyla)

1900

Watercolor of two stems of purple Jacob's ladder flowers with green feathery leaves on a white background.

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium viscosum)

1930

Watercolor of two pearl everlasting stems with clusters of white flowers, yellow centers and narrow green leaves.

Pearl Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

1910

Watercolor of two yellow lady's slipper orchids with striped green leaves and a dried seed pod on a pale background.

Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

1920

Watercolor of a columbine plant with pale nodding flowers, yellow stamens, a bud, and lobed green leaves on thin stems.

Aquilegia ecalcarata

1930

Watercolor of a yellow-flowered groundsel plant with serrated green leaves on a tall stem.

Mourning Groundsel (Senecio lugens)

1920

Watercolor of Hooded Ladies-Tresses orchid with three tall spikes of pale green flowers and narrow leaves on cream paper.

Hooded Ladies-Tresses (Ibidium strictum)

1910

Watercolor of red cardinal flowers with green leaves and grass plumes on a tan background.

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

1870

Watercolor of white turtlehead flowers and buds on tall green stems with serrated leaves against a pale background.

Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

1920

Watercolor of white evening primrose blooms, buds, and serrated leaves on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Pachyoplus hirsutus)

1920

Watercolor of yellow goldenrod blossoms on slender stems with narrow green leaves and exposed roots against a pale background

Sidesaddle Goldenrod

1910

Watercolor of two bunchberry stems with white four-petaled flowers and whorled green leaves on cream paper.

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

1900

Watercolor of blue columbine with purple flowers, green lobed leaves and buds on thin stems against a white background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana)

1930

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain rhododendron branch with white bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Rocky Mountain Rhododendron (Rhododendron albiflorum)

1900

Watercolor of a branch with red berries and green and reddish-purple leaves on a cream background.

Ptarmiganberry (Arctous alpina)

1920

Watercolor botanical study of a bowmansroot plant with white star-shaped flowers, green buds and serrated leaves.

Bowmansroot (Porteranthus trifoliatus)

1910

Watercolor of white fringed Parnassia flowers on slender stems above round green leaves and brown soil.

Fringed Parnassia (Parnassia fimbriata)

1900

Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers with serrated green leaves on long stems against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

1920

Watercolor of a clump of golden sedge with slender green leaves and clusters of golden-brown seed heads on a pale background.

Golden Sedge (Carex aurea)

1920

Watercolor of cardinal monkey flower with red tubular blossoms, green serrated leaves and buds on a cream background.

Cardinal Monkey Flower (Mimulus cardinalis)

1920

Watercolor of a Ragged Fringe-orchid with a tall spike of pale green and white flowers above grass and broad leaves.

Ragged Fringe-orchid (Habenaria lacera)

1910

Watercolor of two butterfly weed stems with clusters of yellow-orange flowers and long green leaves on cream paper.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

1930

Watercolor of a sprig of white bell-shaped alpine flowers with red tips and green needle-like leaves on cream paper.

Cassiope (Cassiope mertensiana)

1900

Watercolor of slender hawkweed with yellow flower heads and green leaves on a cream background.

Heieracium gracile

1900

Watercolor of a violet pinebarren gentian flower with two buds and slender green leaves on a cream background.

Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana porphyrio)

1920

Watercolor of cut-leaf fleabane with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers, buds and feathery green leaves on a cream back

Cut-Leaf Fleabane (Erigeron compositus)

1910

Pencil sketch of a flowering plant with a spike of pea-like blossoms and long narrow leaves on tan paper.

(Untitled--Flower Study)

1880

Graphite pencil drawing of a flowering plant with frilled blossoms, buds, hairy stems, and lobed leaves on cream paper.

(Untitled--Plant Study)

1940

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of orange four-petaled wallflower blooms and narrow green leaves.

Wallflower (Erysimum wheeleri)

1937

Watercolor of a cucumber tree branch with a yellow-green closed bud and long green leaves on a pale background.

Cucumber Tree (Magnolia scuminata)

1938

Watercolor of two white wake-robin trillium flowers above broad green leaves on pale stems, signed M.V.W. 1939.

Wake-Robin (Trillium simile)

1939

Watercolor of a wild pea plant with red and pink blossoms, narrow green leaves, and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Wild Pea (Lathyrus decaphyllus)

1938

Watercolor of white trout lily plants with mottled green leaves and drooping white flowers with yellow centers.

White Troutlily (Erythronium albidum)

1919

Watercolor of green pitcher plants with tubular leaves, a yellow-green flower, and purple-tipped rosette leaves.

Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia orephila)

1933

Watercolor of a hemlock conifer branch with green needles and small purple young cones on a cream background.

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

1924

Watercolor of wild hyacinth with clusters of purple flowers on thin stems and long green leaves against a pale background.

Wild Hyacinth (Brodiaea pulchella)

1927

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

Purple Pentstemon (Pentstemon lyallii)

1923

Watercolor botanical study of a pink Eremalche rotundifolia flower with red centers, buds, and round green leaves on red stem

Eremalche rotundifolia

1935