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IMPORTANT BOTANICAL BOOKS FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN
[WILD FLOWERS -- ALBUM]. N.p.: n.p., n.d. (ca 19th century).
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[WILD FLOWERS -- ALBUM]. N.p.: n.p., n.d. (ca 19th century).
2° (391 x 335 mm). 82 watercolor drawings of wildflowers depicted on 78 leaves (one leaf with 4 drawings, another with 2). 19th-century red morocco gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in one, gilt-stamped in the rest, edges gilt.
An album of watercolors of wildflowers, including a number of plants found frequently in North America, including violets, mountain laurel, sarsaparilla, columbine, honeysuckle, goldenrod, wild indigo, lilies, azaleas, and aster. Most drawings are accompanied by a neat manuscript note listing the scientific name and common name for each flower, along with the name of a month between April and September.
2° (391 x 335 mm). 82 watercolor drawings of wildflowers depicted on 78 leaves (one leaf with 4 drawings, another with 2). 19th-century red morocco gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in one, gilt-stamped in the rest, edges gilt.
An album of watercolors of wildflowers, including a number of plants found frequently in North America, including violets, mountain laurel, sarsaparilla, columbine, honeysuckle, goldenrod, wild indigo, lilies, azaleas, and aster. Most drawings are accompanied by a neat manuscript note listing the scientific name and common name for each flower, along with the name of a month between April and September.