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Watercolor portrait of a standing man in a striped blanket robe and beaded moccasins beside a rock and trees.

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Old Church, Tours, France

Old Church, Tours, France

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor of fluted Doric temple columns and stone steps in warm light, with grass and a fallen block in the foreground.

(Temple)

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Watercolor of redstem saxifrage with pink-tinged white flowers on slender red stems above lobed green leaves.

Redstem Saxifrage (Saxifraga lyallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a stem of yellow evening primrose flowers with green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a yellow lupine plant with arching stems of yellow flowers and whorled green leaves on pale paper.

Yellow Lupine (Lupinis arboreus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a mountain laurel branch with pink-white flower clusters and dark green leaves on a tan background.

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a cholla cactus branch with yellow blossoms, a closed bud, and spiny green stems on a pale background.

Cholla Opuntia whipplei

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga mucronata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yellow-green trumpet pitcher plants with hooded pitchers on tall stems against a pale background.

Trumpetleaf (Sarracenia flava)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Virginia springbeauty plant with white pink-veined flowers, buds, and long green leaves on a pale background.

Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Jane Stone

Jane Stone

Benjamin Trott, 1800

Watercolor of spotted bee balm stems with pink bracts, yellow spotted flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Miner's Candle (Oreocarya virgata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of American twinflower with pink nodding bell flowers and round green leaves on a pale background.

American Twinflower (Linnaea borealis americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a lilac mariposa lily stem with three open pink-purple flowers, buds, and slender green leaves on cream paper.

Lilac Mariposa (Calochortus splendens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yellow Carolina jessamine flowers and green leaves on reddish branches against a pale background.

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of arum arrowhead plant with arrow-shaped leaves, white flowers with yellow centers, and buds on green stems.

Arum Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Sweet Azalea (Azalea arborescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Western Bluebells stem with blue drooping flowers, pink buds and green leaves on cream paper.

Western Bluebells (Mertensia paniculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves and a drooping pink flower with yellow stamens.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a pussy willow branch with fuzzy grey catkins and yellow pollen on brown and green stems.

Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Swamp Magnolia branch with two creamy white blossoms, one open and one in bud, among green leaves.

Swamp Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Persian Woman

Persian Woman

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a gentian plant with pale purple flower buds and green narrow leaves on thin stems, against a light background.

Gentian (Gentiana newberri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a currant branch with red berries and round green leaves on a pale background.

Currant (unfinished) (Ribes species)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Watercolor of a vetch plant with green pinnate leaves, curling tendrils and a cluster of pink flowers on a cream background.

Vicia americana

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of white and pink lady's slipper orchids on a green stem with broad ribbed leaves, dated 1890.

Queen's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Watercolor of an Arnica alpina plant with two yellow daisy-like flowers, green leaves and visible roots on a pale background.

Arnica alpina

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of two yellow arnica flowers on slender stems with green leaves and visible roots against a cream background.

Lake Louise Arnica (Arnica louisiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900