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Watercolor of two Rocky Mountain twayblade orchid stems with small green flowers and broad leaves on cream paper.

Rocky Mountain Twayblade (Ophrys necrophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of white trout lily flowers on arching stems above mottled green leaves, on cream paper.

White Troutlily (Erythronium albidum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a flowering highbush blackberry branch with white blossoms, green serrated leaves and thorny stem.

Highbush Blackberry (Rubus argutus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a brook lobelia plant with purple flowers, green stems and reddish basal leaves on cream paper.

Brook Lobelia (Lobelia kalmii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a wild pineapple bromeliad with spreading silvery leaves, green inner bracts, and a brown bark stem.

Wild Pineapple (Tillandsia fasciculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a hybrid pitcher plant with a drooping dark red flower and green tubular pitcher leaves on cream paper.

Hybrid Pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra xs purpurea venosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a willow branch with two magenta-tinged catkin buds and green leaves on pink stems.

Willow (Salix)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark hair, dark coat with brass buttons, and white cravat, in a metal frame.

Portrait of Thomas Blackmore

Thomas Blackmore

Watercolor of a pickerelweed plant with a spike of violet flowers, broad green leaves, and a bud on a pale background.

Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a bottle gentian stem with clustered purple-blue buds and green lance-shaped leaves on a cream background.

Bottle Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a golden star plant with a yellow five-petaled flower, two buds, and toothed green leaves on a cream background

Golden Star (Chrysogonum virginianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a standing male war dancer in feathered headdress, beaded fringed regalia, yellow leggings, and holding a staff.

War Dancer

Monroe Tsatoke, 1910

Watercolor of a thorny rose branch with clusters of red rose hips and serrated green leaves on a pale background.

Bourgeau Rose (Rosa bourgeauiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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 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

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