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Watercolor of white Atamasco lilies with pink-tipped petals, yellow stamens, buds and long green leaves on a pale background.

Atamasco-Lily (Atamosco atamasco)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Goldenpea plant with clusters of yellow flowers and blue-green leaves on pale background.

Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of harebell stems with violet-blue bell-shaped flowers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor study of slender stems with white flowers, yellow petal tips, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

(Untitled--Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Watercolor of a bogbean plant with two stems of white and pink fringed flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor botanical study of purple penstemon flowers and buds on green stems with pointed leaves against a pale background.

Penstemon (Penstimon fruiticosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a purple and a white crocus flower with green striped leaves on a cream background.

Untitled (Crocuses)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of blue columbine flowers with white and lavender petals, yellow stamens, green leaves and buds on a tan backgroun

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a slender plant with pointed green leaves, small dark buds and thin roots on a cream background.

Kruhsea (Kruhsea streptopoides)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor landscape with swirling purple clouds, blue sky patches, and autumn-toned trees on a green hillside.

Watercolor no. 31, Landscape with Clouds

Allen Tucker, 1930

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

Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a buckbean plant with a cluster of pink and white flowers on a tall stem, green leaves, and brown roots.

Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of sheep grazing in a green meadow under a flowering tree, with a stream and farm buildings beside a wooden fence.

Pastoral Landscape

Carl Weber, 1920

Watercolor of a limber pine branch with green needles, young cones with red tips, and a large green cone.

Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a red adobe church with twin bell towers, crosses, and figures in colorful shawls gathered in the foreground.

Church, Rancho de Taos

Selden Connor Gile, 1930

Watercolor study of a sprig of pale cream violet flowers with blue centers and green leaves on a plain background.

Cream Violet (Viola striata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a larch branch with clustered green needles and several hanging reddish-green cones on a pale background.

Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two stems of red-orange lilies with spotted petals and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Lily (Lilium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of purple wild hyacinth flowers on slender stems with long green leaves, one curling at lower left.

Wild Hyacinth (Brodiaea pulchella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a log trading post with a grass roof and red doors, figures walking in front, snowy mountains behind.

Old Russian Trading Post, Sitka

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Watercolor of a single woolly fleabane plant with a pink hairy bud, green lobed leaves and brown root on cream paper.

Woolly Fleabane (Erigeron lanatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of sweetvetch with clusters of white pea-like flowers and green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

Sweetvetch (Hedysarum mackenzii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of white pansy violet flowers with orange centers and deeply lobed green leaves on a pale background.

Pansy Violet (Viola pedata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with white blossoms, pink flower heads, green leaves and reddish stems on pal

Untitled (Tripterocalyx pedunculatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a yellow orchid with pink-marked lips, green strap leaves, buds and roots on a cream background.

Tampa Epidendrum (Epidendrum tampense)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor panorama of Fort Keogh, Montana, with a military post on the plain and figures and horses on a hill in the foregro

Fort Keogh, Montana Territory

Hermann Stieffel, 1880

Watercolor of pale blue field violet flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on a cream background.

Field Violet (Viola rafinesquii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a crabapple branch with pink buds, open pale blossoms, green leaves and thorny twigs on cream paper.

Wild Sweet Crab (Malus coronaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of white Dutchman's breeches flowers with fern-like leaves and two purple violets on a grey background.

Dutchman's Breeches (Bikukulla cucullaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering orchid-like plant with brown and yellow blooms and long green leaves on pale ground

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920