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Mary Vaux Walcott

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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