Polygonatum Giganteum (Solomon's Seal), Plant Specimen from 1878 Herbarium bevelled glass mirror Pencil and watercolor on natural

Pencil and watercolor on natural colored construction paper

as they were pretty dear

They measure 3" long x 3/4" wide

All three though were hand-painted

Polygonatum Giganteum (Solomon's Seal), Plant Specimen from 1878 Herbarium bevelled glass mirror Pencil and watercolor on naturalI have a fantasy that one day at a flea market I'll uncover a beautiful antique herbarium that's been sitting in the bottom of a box for 150 years or so filled with page upon page of perfectly documented pressed and dried plant specimens. Alas, this has yet to happen, but I did recently find a seller with a nice bunch of them all by a N. N. Jones, and I just went back to her for a few more. This one is Polygonatum Giganteum, also known as King