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Watercolor of a small purple fringed orchid spike with long green leaves on a cream background.

Small Purple Fringe Orchid (Habenaria psychodes)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a silvery branch of Death Valley sage with small purple flowers on a cream background.

Death Valley Sage (Salvia funerea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat, with the name Jenkins and a script verse below.

The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece

Peter Maverick, 1813

Watercolor of two alpine plants with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers and hairy stems above green leaves.

Alpine Fernlife (Pedicularis contorta)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1907

Pencil sketch of a domed cathedral with arched windows, topped by a yellow-painted orb and cross against blue wash.

Ball of the Cathedral

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1868