WILD FLOWER HERBARIUM SCRAPBOOK c. 1950
Item #718
13.25 x 10.5” black string-bound album with “Photographs” on the front in gold and an embossed horse head. The first page reads: “My Collection of Wild Flowers” by Jean Velky. As this title suggests, the album has 58 numbered flower samples that have been mounted on color construction paper and laminated, then pasted to the pages. Each flower is accompanied by a handwritten description of the features of the plant and where and when it was found. The album is undated but appears to be from the 1940s or 50s. One sample is loose, otherwise it remains in very good condition.
Sample flower descriptions:
Spider Wort
This flower has a purple blossom, and grows to the height of about seven to eight inches. I found it on Harmony St. on May tenth.
Nodding Trillium
This flower has a white blossom, and grows to the height of about four to five inches. I found it in the woods on Summit St. on May 16.
Buttercup
This flower has a yellow blossom, and grows to the height of about three to four inches. I found it on my back lawn on May twenty-fifth.
Price: $295.00