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Mary Vaux Walcott

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Watercolor of two yellow trillium plants with broad mottled green leaves and open yellow flowers on a pale background.

Whippoorwill Flower (Trillium hugeri)

1930

Watercolor of a flowering shadbush branch with white blossoms, green leaves, and brown stems on cream paper.

Shadbush (Amelianchier oblongifolia)

1910

Watercolor of white alpine flowers with yellow centers and dark green leaves growing from brown soil against a grey wash.

White Dryad (Dryas octopetala)

1900

Watercolor of two slender stems with clusters of purple tubular flowers against a pale background.

Grass Nut (Brodiaea laxa)

1930

Watercolor of violet vernal iris flowers with yellow throats and green leaves on a pale cream background.

Vernal Iris (Iris verna)

1910

Watercolor of a branch with clusters of red berries and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Canada Buffaloberry (Lepargyrea canadensis)

1910

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

Pinxter Bloom (Azalea nudiflora)

1910

Watercolor of a sprig of small blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on a pale background.

Moss Forget-me-not (Eritichum elongatum)

1910

Watercolor of white phlox blossoms with green leaves and pink buds on a brown shadowed ground.

Phlox

1910

Watercolor of a white spider lily with orange stamens, green leaves, and an unopened bud on a stem.

Spider Lily (Hymenocallis rotata)

1910

Watercolor of yellow balsamroot flowers with large green leaves and grey-green stems on a cream background.

Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)

1920

Watercolor of an alpine fir branch with dark blue cones and green needles on a cream background.

Alpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)

1910

Watercolor of pale, drooping Indian pipe flowers on curving pink-tinged stems against a plain light background.

Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

1920

Watercolor of a Tarflower stem with pale pink blossoms, green buds and narrow leaves on a cream background.

Tarflower (Befaria racemosa)

1920

Watercolor of False Locoweed with yellow flower clusters and blue-green pinnate leaves on a cream background.

False Locoweed (Oxytropia gracilis)

1920

Watercolor of twinleaf plants with white flowers, buds, and two-lobed green leaves rising from dark soil.

Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla)

1910

Watercolor botanical study of two gentian plants with purple flowers, green leaves and roots on a cream background.

Gentiana propingua

1910

Watercolor of a coastal scene at dusk with a stone tower, rowboats on the beach, and a sailing ship offshore.

Untitled (Landscape)

1870

Watercolor of a magenta Arabis lyallii flowering stem with green basal leaves and roots on a cream background.

Arabis lyallii

1910

Watercolor botanical study of red and yellow flowering stems with green leaves on a pale background, dated 1900.

Stachys palustria

1900

Watercolor of a pussy-toes plant with white fluffy flower clusters on slender green stems and rosette leaves at the base.

Pussy-Toes (Antennaria racemosa)

1910

Watercolor of a pink-flowered Pyrola plant with round green leaves and a tall spike of nodding blossoms on cream paper.

Showy Pyrolla (Pyrola asarifolia)

1900

Watercolor of a silverberry branch with silvery leaves, reddish twigs, and clusters of oval drooping fruit on cream paper.

Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata)

1920

Watercolor of pink fleabane flowers with yellow centers and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Pink Fleabane (Erigeron caespitosus)

1920

Watercolor of a yellow and a purple pansy with green leaves, buds and stems on a pale background.

Untitled (Pansies)

1870

Watercolor study of a pink rosebud on a green stem with serrated leaves, inscribed with initials and 1872.

Rosebud

1870

Watercolor of a curled autumn leaf in red and orange tones with a thin brown stem, casting a soft gray shadow.

Untitled (Curled Autumn Leaves)

1870

Watercolor of a Stagger-Bush branch with clusters of white bell-shaped flowers and green pointed leaves.

Stagger-Bush (Pieris mariana)

1910

Watercolor of yellow and red evening primrose blooms, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera howardi)

1920

Watercolor of two lupine stems with purple and blue flowers and green palmate leaves on a pale background.

Lupine (Lupinus fornosus)

1930

Watercolor of a cucumbertree branch with a yellow partly open flower, a closed bud, and large green leaves.

Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata)

1920

Watercolor of yellow arnica flowers with purple-tinged bases and green serrated leaves on a cream background.

Lake Louise Arnica (Arnica louisiana)

1920

Watercolor botanical study of pink meadow beauty, lavender bell flowers, and red-green pitcherplants on a pale background.

Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica), Rattlesnake Roat (Nabalus albus), Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea)

1880

Watercolor of a wild calla plant with a white spathe, green leaves, and fibrous roots against a pale background.

Wild Calla (Calla palustris)

1910

Watercolor of drooping purple fairy lantern flowers and buds on slender stems with long green leaves.

Purple Fairy Lantern (Calochortus anoenum)

1930

Watercolor of a Lewis monkey flower stem with red tubular blossoms, pink buds, and green veined leaves on a pale background.

Lewis Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)

1890

Watercolor of a Big Whortleberry branch with dark purple berries and green oval leaves on reddish stems.

Big Whortleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum)

1910

Watercolor of pink Anemonella wildflowers with green leaves, slender stems and visible roots on a cream background.

Anemonella (Syndesmon thalictroides)

1910

Watercolor of a hawthorn branch with white flowers, serrated green leaves, and long dark thorns on a pale background.

Thicket Hawthorn (Crataegus coccinea)

1920

Watercolor of two white trillium flowers with yellow stamens above broad green leaves on pale stems.

Wake-Robin (Trillium simile)

1930

Watercolor of magenta purple saxifrage blossoms and green leaves growing on a dark mossy mound on pale paper.

Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia)

1920

Watercolor of blueflag iris with purple blooms, buds and long green leaves on a pale background.

Blueflag Iris (Iris versicolor)

1910

Watercolor of a trumpet creeper branch with clusters of red tubular flowers, buds, and green leaves on pale paper.

Trumpet Creeper (Bignonia radicans)

1920

Watercolor of a mistletoe branch with clusters of white berries and green oval leaves on a cream background.

American Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens)

1920

Watercolor of blue hepatica flowers and mottled lobed leaves growing from a patch of soil on cream paper.

Hepatica (Hepatica americana)

1910

Watercolor of mountain cranberry sprigs with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on cream paper.

Mountain Cranberry (Vaccinium vitisidaea minus)

1900

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

Lemon Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens)

1920

Watercolor of a sprig of yellow alpine ragwort flowers with green leaves, red stems and buds on a pale background.

Alpine Ragwort (Senecio species)

1900

Watercolor of shooting star flowers with pink reflexed petals and green basal leaves on a cream background.

Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)

1910

Watercolor of two stems with pink nodding flowers and serrated green leaves on a pale background.

Western Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)

1900

Watercolor of a purple trillium flower above three broad green leaves on a slender stem.

Trillium erectum

1930

Watercolor of a Labrador tea branch with a round cluster of white flowers and narrow green leaves on brown stems.

Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum)

1920

Watercolor of a branch of ripe persimmons with reddish-orange fruit and dark calyces hanging from brown twigs.

Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

1920

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

Mexican Fremontia (Fremontodendron mexicanum)

1920

Watercolor of red canna lily blooms and a small star-shaped cypress vine flower on a green stem with feathery foliage.

Cannas and Cypress Vine (Canna species and Ipomoea quamoclit)

1870

Watercolor of a whortleberry branch with green leaves, red buds, and one dark berry on cream paper.

Grouse Whortleberry (Vaccinum scoparium)

1910

Watercolor of a Sedum stenopetalum plant with yellow flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Sedum stenopetalum

1910

Watercolor of a white-berried baneberry plant with a red stem and golden autumn leaves on a cream background.

Ivory Baneberry (Actaea arguta)

1920

Watercolor of a stem with clusters of small yellow flowers and narrow gray-green leaves on a pale background.

Lithospermum canescens

1900

Watercolor of a clasping twisted stalk plant with ribbed green leaves and hanging red berries on a cream background.

Clasping Twisted Stalk (Streptopus amplexifolius)

1910

Watercolor of two white globe-shaped northern onion flower heads on tall green stems above narrow leaves.

Northern Onion (Allium sibiricum)

1920

Watercolor of a butterwort with green leaves, slender stalks, and one violet flower on pale paper.

Pinguicula vulgaris

1930

Watercolor botanical study of a slender plant with narrow leaves and small yellow star-shaped flowers on a cream background.

Bastard Toadflax (Comandra pallida)

1920

Watercolor of green pyrola with pale green bell-shaped flowers, round leaves and red stems on a cream background.

Green Pyrola (Pyrola chlorantha)

1920

Watercolor of a Western Mountain Ash branch with clusters of red berries and green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Western Mountain Ash (Sorbus sambucifolia)

1910

Watercolor of white bearpoppy flowers with yellow stamens, hairy buds, and grey-green hairy leaves on curving stems.

Bearpoppy (Arctomecon merriami)

1930

Watercolor of yellow bushpoppy flowers, buds and narrow green leaves on branching reddish stems against a pale background.

Bushpoppy (Dendromecon rigidum)

1920

Watercolor of a vervain plant with clusters of pink and purple flowers and thin green leaves on a cream background.

Vervain (Verbena wrightii)

1930

Watercolor of two stems of pink fireweed flowers and buds with long green leaves on a pale background.

Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

1920

Watercolor of a branch with red autumn maple leaves veined in green and yellow on a cream background.

Untitled (Autumn Leaves)

1870

Watercolor of a fireweed stem with pink and magenta blossoms, buds and narrow green leaves on white paper.

Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

1900

Watercolor of a Showy Aster stem with lavender daisy-like flowers and green serrated leaves on a cream background.

Showy Aster (Aster conspicuus)

1910

Watercolor of a box huckleberry branch with pink bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on reddish stems.

Box Huckleberry (Gaylussacia brachycera)

1910

Watercolor of three lavender fleabane flowers with yellow centers on slender green stems with narrow leaves.

Showy Fleabane (Erigeron salsuginosus)

1900

Watercolor of two slender stems with small purple lobelia flowers and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Lobelia Kalmii

1900

Watercolor of a yellow stonecrop stem with clusters of yellow flowers and blue-green succulent rosettes on dark brown.

Yellow Stonecrop (Sedum stenopetalum)

1920

Watercolor of a Clintonia borealis plant with broad green leaves and a stem topped by four dark blue berries.

Blue Bead (Clintonia borealis)

1930

Watercolor of a squirrel corn plant with feathery green leaves, drooping white flowers, and yellow tubers with roots.

Squirrel Corn (Bikukulla canadensis)

1920

Watercolor of a Virginia bluebell stem with blue and pink drooping flowers and green oval leaves on white paper.

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

1910

Watercolor of blue Quakerlady flowers with yellow centers on thin green stems rising from a small mound of soil.

Quakerladies (Houstonia caerulea)

1910

Watercolor of a cranberrybush branch with red berries and lobed green leaves on a pale background.

Cranberrybush (Viburnum pauciflorum)

1920

Watercolor of a slender plant with small white flowers, oval green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Moehringia laberiflora

1900

Watercolor study of two Indian paintbrush stems with red bracts and green leaves on beige paper.

(Untitled--Plant Study)

1880

Watercolor of three pink Arethusa bulbosa orchid flowers on slender green stems with bulb and roots below.

Arethusa (Arethusa bulbosa)

1910

Watercolor of white and lavender flowers with yellow centers and green stems on a grey-green background.

On the Road to Monument

1880

Watercolor of a flowering Flame Azalea branch with orange-yellow blossoms, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Flame Azalea (Azalea lutea)

1920

Watercolor of a False Indigo branch with pale yellow flower spikes, green leaves and purple stems on a cream background.

False Indigo (Baptista bructeata)

1930

Watercolor of California pitcherplants with green and maroon hooded pitchers and a nodding red flower on a tall stem.

California Pitcherplant (Chrysamphora californica)

1920

Watercolor of a crossvine branch with red trumpet flowers fading to yellow and orange, surrounded by green leaves.

Crossvine (Anisostichus capreolatus)

1920

Watercolor botanical study of an alpine plant with pale yellow hooded flowers on slender stems and feathery green leaves.

Alpine Fernlife (Pedicularis contorta)

1900

Watercolor of a moss gentian sprig with blue star-shaped flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Moss Gentian (Gentiana prostrata)

1910

Watercolor of Evergreen Saxifrage with rosette leaves and two red stems topped by clusters of small white flowers.

Evergreen Saxifrage (Leptarrhena pyrolifolia)

1910

Watercolor of a tall spike of pink fringed orchid flowers with broad green leaves on a pale background.

Large Purple Fringe-Orchid (Habenaria grandiflora)

1920

Watercolor of beargrass with a tall stem of dense white flowers, a reddish bud, and long green leaves against a pale backgrou

Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax)

1920

Watercolor of Grassleaf Agoseris with grass-like leaves, an orange flower head, a seed head and a bud on slender stems.

Grassleaf Agoseris (Agoseris graminifolia)

1900

Watercolor of crested iris with two lavender flowers, a bud, and green leaves on a pale background.

Crested Iris (Iris cristata)

1910