175 elegant lithographs of medicinal plants from the first quarter of the 20th century by Mary Vaux Walcott
Michaels Commentary: Mary Vaux Walcott was the wife of the then-director of the Smithsonian Institution, Charles D. Walcott. During the first three decades of the 20th century she made over 400 paintings of North American Plants…I have scanned a third of these (the medicinal ones) and, with the aid of my 604e (now G4) Mac and trusty Photoshop, have wiped away the years and the faded paper. These are elegant, indeed. The file names of some have been changed to protect the botanists…the original taxonomy has been retained on the illustration.
- Amerorchis rotundifolia.jpg 26K Round-leaved Orchis, Orchis rotundifolia
- Abies lasiocarpa.jpg 66K Alpine Fir
- Achillea lanulosa.jpg 56K Yarrow
- Actaea rubra #4.jpg 54K “Actaea arguta”, Western Baneberry (showing white-berried variety)
- Aesculus pavia.jpg 78K Red Buckeye
- Allium cernuum.jpg 28K Wild Onion
- Allium schoenoprasum.jpg 28K Wild Chives
- Amelanchier alnifolia #3.jpg 50K Serviceberry
- Anaphalis margaritacea #3.jpg 42K Pearly Everlasting
- Anemone deltoidea.jpg 35K Columbia Windflower
- Anemone globosa.jpg 59K Globose Anemone
- Anemone occidentalis #3.jpg 62K “Pulsatilla occidentalis”, Western Pasqueflower (in flower)
- Anemone occidentalis #4.jpg 51K “Pulsatilla occidentalis”, Western Pasqueflower (in seed)
- Antennaria howellii.jpg 25K Howell’s Everlasting
- Antennaria rosea.jpg 29K Pink Everlasting
- Aquilegia brevistyla.jpg 45K Shortspur Columbine
- Arctostaphylos alpina.jpg 55K Ptarmigan Berry
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi #4.jpg 105K Uva Ursi or Bearberry (flowering and berrying plants)
- Arisaema dracontium.jpg 65K Green Dragon
- Arisaema triphyllum #2.jpg 55K Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Indian Turnip
- Arnica angustifolia.jpg 37K Woolly Arnica
- Asarum canadense #2.jpg 47K Wild Ginger
- Balsamorhiza sagittata.jpg 69K Balsam Root
- Bignonia capreolata.jpg 76K Crossvine
- Calla palustris.jpg 63K Wild Calla
- Calochortus catalinae.jpg 54K Catalina Mariposa
- Calochortus clavatus.jpg 50K Golden Bowl
- Caltha leptosepala #2.jpg 45K White Marsh Marigold
- Caltha palustris.jpg 58K Marsh Marigold, Cowslip
- Camassia quamash #3.jpg 38K Camass Lily
- Campsis radicans.jpg 53K Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper
- Cassia fasciculata.jpg 68K Partridge Pea
- Castilleja linariifolia.jpg 74K Lanceleaf or Wyoming Paintbrush
- Castilleja miniata.jpg 59K Indian Paintbrush
- Centaurium venustum.jpg 42K Pink Centaury
- Chelone glabra.jpg 58K Turtlehead, Balmony
- Chimaphila umbellata #4.jpg 46K Pipsissewa
- Chionanthus virginiana.jpg 67K Fringetree
- Cirsium undulatum.jpg 39K Prairie Thistle
- Clematis crispa.jpg 84K “Blue Jasmine”
- Clematis columbiana #1.jpg 45K Western Virgin’s Bower (flowering vine)
- Clematis columbiana #2.jpg 62K Western Virgin’s Bower (pluming vine)
- Clematis viorna.jpg 56K Leather Flower
- Clintonia uniflora.jpg 73K Clintonia
- Conopholis americana.jpg 32K Squaw Root
- Cornus stolonifera #3.jpg 51K Red Osier
- Corydalis sempervirens.jpg 56K Pale Corydalis
- Cypripedium acaule #2.jpg 51K Pink Lady Slipper
- Cypripedium arietinum.jpg 46K Ram’s Head Lady Slipper
- Cypripedium calceolus #3.jpg 54K Yellow Lady Slipper
- Cypripedium montanum #2.jpg 64K Mountain Lady Slipper
- Cypripedium reginae #2.jpg 64K Showy Lady Slipper
- Darlingtonia californica.jpg 68K California Pitcher Plant, Cobra Plant
- Delphinium elongatum.jpg 68K Tall Larkspur
- Dendromecon rigida.jpg 59K Bush Poppy
- Dicentra canadensis.jpg 73K Turkey Corn
- Dionaea muscipula.jpg 43K Venus’ Flytrap
- Elaeagnus commutata.jpg 59K Silverberry
- Eupatorium purpureum.jpg 56K Gravel Root, Joe Pye Weed
- Fragaria glauca.jpg 63K Pale Strawberry
- Galium borealis #2.jpg 36K Northern Bedstraw
- Gaylussacia brachycera.jpg 46K Box Huckleberry
- Gelsemium sempervirens.jpg 77K Yellow Jasmine, Gelsemium, Carolina Jessamine
- Gentiana affinis.jpg 44K Prairie or Pleated Gentian
- Gentiana autumnalis.jpg 52K Pine-barren Gentian
- Gentiana calycosa #2.jpg 66K Explorer’s or Ruff Gentian
- Gentiana (Gentianopsis) crinita.jpg 41K Fringed Gentian
- Gentiana saponaria.jpg 77K Soapwort Gentian
- Gentianella (Gentian) amarella.jpg 36K Felwort
- Geranium maculatum.jpg 57K Cranesbill, Wild Geranium
- Geranium viscosissimum.jpg 65K Sticky Geranium, Western Cranesbill
- Geum triflorum.jpg 59K “Sieversia triflora”, Prairie Smoke
- Gillenia trifoliata #3.jpg 63K Bowman’s Root, Indian Physic
- Hamamelis virginiana.jpg 60K Witch Hazel
- Helianthus strumosus.jpg 48K Sunflower
- Hibiscus moscheutos.jpg 65K Rose Mallow
- Hypericum ascyron.jpg 60K “H. pyramidatum”, Tall St. John’s Wort
- Ilex vomitoria.jpg 73K Yaupon
- Iris versicolor #3.jpg 58K Blue Flag
- Jeffersonia diphylla.jpg 84K Twinleaf
- Juniperus horizontalis.jpg 72K Creeping Juniper
- Juniperus sibirica.jpg 98K Mountain Juniper
- Kalmia angustifolium #2.jpg 49K Lambkill
- Kalmia latifolia.jpg 73K Mountain Laurel
- Kalmia microphylla #5.jpg 74K Western Mountain Laurel
- Kalmia polifolia.jpg 65K Bog Mountain Laurel
- Larix occidentalis.jpg 94K Western Larch
- Ledum groenlandicum #2.jpg 69K Labrador Tea
- Lilium superbum.jpg 92K Turk’s Cap Lily
- Linaria vulgaris #2.jpg 54K Toadflax, Butter-and-Eggs
- Liriodendron tulipifera.jpg 103K Tulip Tree
- Lobelia cardinalis #4.jpg 85K Cardinal Flower
- Lobelia kalmii #2.jpg 35K Brook Lobelia
- Lonicera glaucescens.jpg 91K Honeysuckle
- Magnolia grandiflora.jpg 64K Southern Magnolia
- Mahonia repens #2.jpg 56K Rocky Mountain or Creeping Oregon Grape, Yerba de Sangre
- Menyanthes trifoliata #6.jpg 53K Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil
- Mertensia paniculata.jpg 45K Tall Lungwort
- Mimulus cardinalis.jpg 78K Scarlet Monkey-flower
- Mitchella repens #4.jpg 83K Squaw Vine
- Monarda didyma #2.jpg 48K Oswego Tea, Bee Balm
- Monarda punctata #2.jpg 53K Horsemint, Spotted Bee Balm
- Moneses uniflora.jpg 45K One-flowered Wintergreen, Moneses
- Monotropa hypopithys.jpg 59K Pinesap
- Monotropa uniflora #2.jpg 50K Indian Pipe
- Oenothera biennis #2.jpg 50K Evening Primrose
- Oenothera caespitosa.jpg 72K Tufted Evening Primrose
- Oplopanax horridum #2.jpg 71K Devil’s Club
- Orobanche uniflora.jpg 25K Cancer Root
- Orontium aquaticum.jpg 60K Golden Club
- Oxytropis splendens.jpg 55K Showy Loco Weed
- Passiflora incarnata #2.jpg 78K Passion Flower
- Pedicularis bracteosa #2.jpg 75K Bracted Lousewort, Red Helmet
- Pedicularis contorta #2.jpg 38K Northern Betony, Alpine Fern-Leaf
- Pedicularis groenlandica #3.jpg 51K Elephant Head
- Penstemon eatoni.jpg 77K Fire Penstemon
- Penstemon lyallii.jpg 64K Lyall’s Penstemon
- Penstemon parryi.jpg 82K Desert Penstemon
- Penstemon rupicola.jpg 44K Rock Penstemon
- Petasites frigidus.jpg 55K “P. hyperboreus”, Northern Coltsfoot, Butterbur
- Phoradendron flavescens.jpg 117K American Mistletoe
- Phyllodoce empetriformis.jpg 47K Pink Mountain Heather
- Picea engelmannii.jpg 79K Engelmann Spruce
- Pinus flexilis.jpg 89K Limber Pine
- Pinus palustris.jpg 121K Long-Leaf Pine
- Pinus taeda.jpg 124K Loblolly Pine
- Potentilla diversifolia.jpg 41K Glaucous Cinquefoil
- Potentilla fruticosa #2.jpg 54K Bush Potentilla, Shrubby Cinquefoil
- Pseudotsuga menziesii.jpg 87K “P. taxifolia”, Douglas Fir
- Pulsatilla ludoviciana #1.jpg (Anemone patens) 96K Pasque Flower (in seed)
- Pulsatilla ludoviciana #2.jpg (Anemone patens) 41K Pasque Flower (in flower)
- Pyrola minor.jpg 36K Small Pyrola, Shinleaf
- Pyrola secunda #2.jpg 42K Onesided Pyrola, Sidebell Pyrola
- Pyrola virens.jpg 29K Green Pyrola
- Rhododendron canadense.jpg 57K Rhodora
- Ribes lacustre.jpg 54K Prickly Currant
- Rosa acicularis.jpg 78K “R. bourgeauiana”, Wild Rose
- Rubus odoratus.jpg 57K Raspberry
- Rubus parviflorus #2.jpg 52K Thimbleberry
- Rudbeckia hirta.jpg 63K Black-eyed Susan
- Sabatia stellaris.jpg 53K Saltmarsh Rose Gentian
- Sagittaria cuneata.jpg 106K Arrowroot
- Salix drummondiana.jpg 94K Drummond’s Willow
- Sambucus racemosa #2.jpg 75K Red Elder
- Sanguinaria canadensis #4.jpg 45K Bloodroot
- Sarracenia leucophylla.jpg 62K Purple Pitcher Plant
- Sarracenia psittacina.jpg 57K Parrot Pitcher Plant
- Sarracenia purpurea.jpg 57K Pitcher Plant
- Sarracenia rubra.jpg 51K Sweet Pitcher Plant
- Scutellaria serrata.jpg 54K Sawtooth Skullcap
- Shephardia canadensis.jpg 46K Buffalo Berry
- Sisyrinchium angustifolium.jpg 47K Blue-eyed Grass
- Smilacina stellata #2.jpg 52K Starry False Solomon’s Seal
- Solidago canadensis #2.jpg 83K Goldenrod
- Spiraea tomentosa.jpg 48K Hardhack
- Streptopus amplexifolius.jpg 48K Twisted Stalk
- Symplocarpus foetida #2.jpg 53K Eastern Skunk Cabbage
- Tephrosia virginiana.jpg 79K Goat’s Rue
- Thermopsis rhombifolia.jpg 71K Golden Pea
- Thuja plicata #3.jpg 65K Western Red Cedar, Western Thuja
- Tillandsia fasciculata.jpg 122K Tillandsia
- Tradescantia virginiana.jpg 78K Spiderwort
- Trillium erectum #2.jpg 54K Purple Trillium
- Trillium erectum #3.jpg 47K Purple Trillium (white variety)
- Trillium grandiflorum #2.jpg 70K White Trillium
- Trollius laxus #2.jpg 49K Western Globeflower
- Tsuga mertensiana.jpg 106K Western Hemlock
- Vaccinium corymbosum.jpg 68K Highbush Blueberry
- Vaccinium tenellum.jpg 57K Pineland Blueberry
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea.jpg 54K Mountain Cranberry, Cowberry
- Valeriana sitchensis.jpg 61K Sitka or Western Valerian
- Veratrum viride.jpg 115K False Hellebore
- Verbena canadensis.jpg 52K (Glandularia canadensis) Rose Vervain
- Viburnum edule.jpg 70K “Viburnum pauciflorum”, Western Viburnum
- Yucca baileyi, var. navajoa.jpg 88K Spanish Bayonet, Soaproot