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

Blue Bead (Clintonia borealis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Squirrel Corn (Bikukulla canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of snowy Andean peaks rising above a sea of clouds in soft pastel tones.

The Almighty's Own, An Impression of the High Andes

William Henry Holmes, 1910

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

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Quakerladies (Houstonia caerulea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Cranberrybush (Viburnum pauciflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Moehringia laberiflora

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

(Untitled--Plant Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

A Flowered Gown

Thomas Anshutz, 1900

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

Arethusa (Arethusa bulbosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

On the Road to Monument

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

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

Flame Azalea (Azalea lutea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

California Pitcherplant (Chrysamphora californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Crossvine (Anisostichus capreolatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curled hair, white lace collar and dark shawl, gazing to the side.

Emilia Field Brewer

John Alexander McDougall, 1870

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

Alpine Fernlife (Pedicularis contorta)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

Moss Gentian (Gentiana prostrata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a gray wig, blue coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Robert Oliphant

Raphaelle Peale, 1790

Watercolor of a bouquet of white and lavender lilacs in a sculpted vase on a tan background.

Lilacs

Elizabeth Nourse, 1890

Watercolor of Miles City, Montana, showing a river, riders on the bank, a boat, trees, and a row of town buildings.

Miles City, Montana

Hermann Stieffel, 1870

Watercolor of a village road with a wooden windmill, wooden houses, picket fences, a horse cart, and tall trees.

Florida Village

Walter Paris, 1900

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

Evergreen Saxifrage (Leptarrhena pyrolifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a stone bridge, brick buildings, and figures near a shop awning.

On the Way to the Public Garden

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1890

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

Large Purple Fringe-Orchid (Habenaria grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 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)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

Crested Iris (Iris cristata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a fairy-bells plant with pointed green leaves and bright red berries on a pale background.

Fairy-Bells (Disporum trachycarpum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of pink bleeding heart, yellow pansy, and white daffodil with green leaves on a cream background.

(Untitled--Mixed Flowers)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870