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Mary Vaux Walcott

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Watercolor of a moss pink sprig with white five-petaled flowers and green needle-like leaves on a pale background.

Moss Pink (Phlox subulate)

1910

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on tall stems, with pale blue blossoms at lower left

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

1937

Watercolor of a violet plant with purple flowers and scalloped green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Violet (Viola papilionacea)

1923

Watercolor of a dark maroon trillium flower on a long green stem with large pleated leaves above, on white paper.

Sweet Trillium (Trillium vasyi)

1930

Watercolor of a plant with slender green stems and round clusters of orange flowers on a pale background.

Orange Polygala (Polygala lutea)

1920

Watercolor of two pink and white spotted orchid stems rising from broad green leaves on a pale background.

Roundleaf Orchis (Orchis rotundifolia)

1920

Watercolor of purple gentian flowers and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana holopetala)

1936

Watercolor of yellow and orange columbine flowers and green buds on tall stems above lobed leaves, on a pale background.

Lemon Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens)

1925

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain Cassiope plant with white bell-shaped flowers and red tips on green sprigs.

Rocky Mountain Cassiope (Cassiope mertensiana)

1920

Watercolor of a red fire pink plant with several blossoms, buds and long green basal leaves on a cream background.

Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

1930

Watercolor of a cluster of small blue bluet flowers with yellow centers on thin green stems against a pale background.

Bluets (Houstonia serpyllifolia)

1934

Watercolor of two tall green flower stalks with dark maroon blossoms and buds against a pale background.

Squaw-Cabbage (Caulanthus inflatus)

1930

Watercolor of yellow balsamroot flowers with broad green leaves and silvery stems on a cream background.

Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)

1923

Watercolor of marsh marigold with bright yellow flowers, buds, and round green leaves on pale background.

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

1924

Watercolor of white mountain avens flowers and buds with serrated green leaves on a pale background.

White Dryad (Dryas octopetala)

1925

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves, white petals and a red center on a pale background.

Trillium discolor

1938

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright pink flower blooming from its top, on a cream background.

Cucumber Cactus

1939

Watercolor of a cluster of delicate green fern fronds with fan-shaped leaflets on a pale background.

Puccoon (Lithospermum ruderale)

1920

Watercolor of a white umbrella magnolia blossom with green leaves and a brown stem, painted by Mary Vaux Walcott in 1932.

Umbrella Tree (Magnolia tripetala)

1932

Watercolor of white Washington lily blooms with yellow stamens and green stems and leaves on a pale background.

Washington Lily (Lilium washingtonianum)

1933

Watercolor of a branching bottle gentian plant with blue closed flowers, green leaves and reddish stems on cream paper.

Bottle Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)

1924

Watercolor of a blue-flowered Phacelia plant with green lobed leaves and buds on a white background.

Phacelia (Phacelia parryi)

1930

Watercolor of a shooting star plant with pink reflexed flowers on red stems above green basal leaves.

Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii)

1930

Watercolor of a thread leaf sundew plant with curling hairy stalks rising from a mound of moss on a pale background.

Thread Leaf Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

1930

Watercolor of a Mexican Fremontia branch with a yellow flower, an orange-red flower, and lobed green leaves.

Mexican Fremontia (Fremontodendron mexicanum)

1926

Watercolor of a branch with white Virginia stewartia flowers, buds and green leaves against a cream background.

Virginia Stewartia (Stewartia malachodendron)

1925

Watercolor of purple vervain flowers with slender hairy stems and finely divided green leaves on a cream background.

Vervain (Verbena wrightii)

1938

Watercolor of Owl's Clover with yellow flowers and purple bracts on thin stems, painted against a pale cream background.

Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus erianthus)

1930

Watercolor of a sand phacelia plant with purple flowers, narrow green leaves and red stems on cream paper.

Sand Phacelia (Phacelia linearis)

1920

Watercolor of a Southern Magnolia seed cone with red seeds emerging, surrounded by large dark green leaves.

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

1920

Watercolor of scarlet mariposa lily stems with red-orange open flowers, buds, and green leaves on a cream background.

Scarlet Mariposa (Calochortus kennedyi)

1920

Watercolor of two tall stems of red tubular Fire Pentstemon flowers with green buds and broad leaves at the base.

Fire Pentstemon (Pentstemon eatonii)

1927

Watercolor of a blue bead plant with broad green leaves and a stem holding four dark blue berries against a pale background.

Blue Bead (Clintonia borealis)

1932

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

Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)

1935

Watercolor of white and pink perennial phlox blossoms on green stems with long pointed leaves against a pale background.

Perennial Phlox (Phlox paniculata)

1930

Watercolor of a maroon trillium flower with three broad green leaves on a tall pale green stem.

Whippoorwill Flower (Trillium H.)

1937

Watercolor of two delphinium stems with blue and purple flowers, green buds and lobed leaves on a pale background.

Delphinium (Delphinium scopulorum)

1930

Watercolor of a plant stem with red tubular flowers with yellow stamens and pointed green leaves on cream paper.

Carolina Pink (Spigelia marylandica)

1932

Watercolor botanical study of yellow mariposa lily blossoms with fringed petals, buds, and green stems on a cream background.

San Diego Mariposa (Calochortus weedii)

1920

Watercolor of slender stems with clusters of bright red star-shaped flowers and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Gilia arizonica

1931

Watercolor of a deep red pitcher plant bloom on a tall green stem beside green pitcher leaves on cream paper.

Red Pitcherplant (Sarracenia jonesii)

1930

Watercolor of a pine branch with green needles and clusters of dark purple-red cones on a cream background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

1931

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of small white flowers and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Miner's Candle (Oreocarya virgata)

1937

Watercolor of a Purple Monkey-Flower sprig with magenta blossoms, yellow throats, green leaves, and a visible root on cream p

Purple Monkey-Flower (Mimulus bigelovii)

1935

Watercolor of a white-flowered saxifrage plant with a leafy green rosette and slender flowering stems on cream paper.

Saxifrage (Saxifraga caespitosa)

1920

Watercolor of pink five-petaled Sabbatia flowers with yellow centers, green stems, leaves and buds on a pale background.

Saltmarsh Rosegentian (Sabbatia stellaris)

1920

Watercolor of yellow bushpoppy flowers and buds on reddish stems with narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Bushpoppy (Dendromecon rigidum)

1927

Watercolor of a red-flowered plant with round green leaves and fringed pink blossoms on slender stems against a pale backgrou

Schizocodon soldanelloides

1930

Watercolor of Pussy-ears flowers with pale lavender blossoms, buds, a seed pod and long green leaves on a cream background.

Pussy-ears (Calochortus elegans)

1923

Watercolor of a rosette plant with pink flower clusters and reddish buds on slender stems against a pale background.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

1936

Watercolor of a branch of pink azalea flowers with red stamens and green leaves on a brown stem against a pale background.

Downy Pinxter Bloom (Azalea rosea)

1923

Watercolor of a purple Eustoma russelianum flowering stem with open blossoms, green buds, and long leaves on cream paper.

Eustoma russelianum

1930

Watercolor of orange California poppies with buds, seed pods and feathery green leaves on a pale background.

California Poppy (Eschscholtzia californica)

1935

Watercolor of a yellow evening primrose bloom, a red flower, buds and green leaves on slender stems.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera howardi)

1928

Watercolor of a branch with green leaves, red stems and clusters of pale bell-shaped flowers on cream paper.

Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

1930

Watercolor of Showy Orchis plants with purple and white flowers and broad green leaves on a cream background.

Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis)

1920

Watercolor of a sand myrtle branch with clusters of pink flowers and small green leaves on brown stems.

Sand Myrtle (Leiophyllum lyoni)

1930

Watercolor of white sego lily flowers with yellow and maroon centers, pink-tinged buds, and green stems on a pale background.

Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii)

1930

Watercolor of a maypop passionflower vine with a purple fringed bloom, buds, serrated leaves and curling tendrils.

Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)

1926

Watercolor of a common pitcherplant with green and maroon pitcher leaves and a red nodding flower on a tall stem.

Common Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea venosa)

1931

Watercolor of red tubular monkey flowers with serrated green leaves and buds on branching stems, against a cream background.

Cardinal Monkey Flower (Mimulus cardinalis)

1927

Watercolor of three rosebud orchid flowers with curled petals and pink lips on slender green stems with narrow leaves.

Rosebud Orchid (Pogonia divaricata)

1920

Watercolor of a pink rhododendron branch with open blossoms, a bud, and long green leaves on a pale background.

Rose-Bay Rhododendron (Rhododendron carolinianum)

1930

Watercolor of a Dutchman's pipe vine with broad leaves, curved purple-marked flowers, and long green seed pods.

Dutchman's Pipe

1934

Watercolor of a milkweed stem with clustered pale flowers and long serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Milkweed (Ascelpias)

1924

Watercolor of a Douglas fir branch with green needles and three hanging brown cones on a pale background.

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga mucronata)

1923

Watercolor of yellow desert poppy flowers on slender stems above grey-green leaves, with a curled bud at the base.

Desert Poppy (Eschscholtzia glyptosperma)

1932

Watercolor of fringed gentian stems with purple open flowers, lavender buds and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Fringed Gentian (Gentiana elegana)

1933

Watercolor of a pink thistle flower with a green bud and spiny, lobed leaves on a tall stem against a pale background.

Thistle (Cirsium arizonica)

1930

Watercolor of a yellow lupine stem with arching clusters of yellow flowers and green palmate leaves on a pale background.

Yellow Lupine (Lupinis arboreus)

1933

Watercolor of a barrel cactus with dense spines topped by a bright pink flower with a pale yellow center.

Turkeyhead Cactus (Echinocerus perbellus)

1930

Watercolor of a slender plant with narrow green leaves and small yellow flowers clustered at the top of the stem.

Bastard Toadflax (Comandra pallida)

1923

Watercolor of a branching stem with red four-petaled flowers, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Farewell to Spring (Godetia amoena lilja)

1930

Watercolor of pink skeleton weed flowers on slender green stems with curving leaves, on a cream background.

Skeleton Weed (Lygodesmia grandiflora)

1930

Watercolor of a cholla cactus branch with several yellow flowers and spiny green segments on a plain background.

Cholla Opuntia whipplei

1938

Watercolor of branching stems with pink five-petaled centaurium flowers, yellow centers, and green buds on cream paper.

Pink Centaurium (Centaurium venustum)

1920

Watercolor of a red-bracted Tillandsia bromeliad with violet flowers among long green arching leaves.

Quill-Leaf Tillandsia (Tillandsia fasciculata)

1920

Watercolor of orange Mexican poppies with buds and feathery gray-green leaves on a pale background.

Mexican Poppy (Eschscholtzia mexicana)

1927

Watercolor of a white anemone flower with yellow stamens and green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Anemone canadensis

1900

Watercolor of a branching owl-clover plant with clusters of pink flower bracts and narrow green leaves on cream paper.

Owl-clover (Orthocarpus tenuifolius)

1920

Watercolor of a sprig of small pink and magenta wildflowers with slender stems and feathery green leaves on cream paper.

Gilia linanthus parviflorus

1930

Watercolor of an American pasqueflower with a feathery purple seed head on a tall stem and fine green leaves.

American Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla ludoviciana)

1920

Watercolor of red-orange spotted lily blossoms with dark stamens and narrow green leaves on a tall stem.

Red Lily (Lilium montanum)

1920

Watercolor of a Strawberry Bush sprig with green leaves and small white flowers with yellow centers on pale paper.

Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus)

1910

Watercolor of two stems of red larkspur with magenta spurred flowers and green buds on a pale background.

Red Larkspur (Delphinium nudicale)

1930

Watercolor of a gentian plant with pale lavender flowers, buds and green leaves on a white background.

Gentian (Gentiana newberri)

1938

Watercolor of a turtlehead plant with narrow green leaves and clustered white and pink tubular flowers on a tall stem.

Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

1910

Watercolor of a drooping arborvitae branch with green scale-like foliage and clusters of small pale green cones.

Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata)

1923

Watercolor of a spotted pipsissewa plant with white flowers on red stems above green serrated leaves.

Spotted Pipsissewa (Chimaphila maculata)

1910

Watercolor of a blazing star stem with yellow flowers, buds, serrated green leaves and a dried seed pod on pale paper.

Blazing Star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)

1930

Watercolor of a pink-flowered Western Cranesbill plant with lobed green leaves, buds and stems on a pale background.

Western Cranesbill (Geranium viscosissimum)

1925

Watercolor of a red pitcher plant bloom and green pitcher leaves on pale stems against a cream background.

Drummond Pitcherplant (Sarracenia drummondii)

1920

Watercolor of a pink wild rose with red buds and thorny stems beside two small blue blue-eyed grass flowers.

Wild Rose and Blue-eyed Grass (Rosa species and Sisyrinchium species)

Watercolor of a bladder campion stem with white flowers, pink-purple buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Bladder Campion (Silene latifolia)

1900

Watercolor of a yaupon holly branch with red berries and green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria)

1926

Watercolor of a tall red snow plant stalk with clusters of bell-shaped blossoms and curling reddish leaves at its base.

Snow Plant (Sarcodes sanguinea)

1930