. The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspects . udy by the devotees of art. Invery delicate ornamentation, as in the more precious metals,there are many opportunities for using our plant as a model togreat advantage. Even dried specimens, provided they have beendried rapidly, and under great pressure, can be so arranged as toform very pretty wreath-frames for enclosing shells, or similarmementos, or can be made into ornaments of various other kinds. Dr. Gray gives our plant the common name of Leather-leaf, but we find no reason anywhe
. The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspects . udy by the devotees of art. Invery delicate ornamentation, as in the more precious metals,there are many opportunities for using our plant as a model togreat advantage. Even dried specimens, provided they have beendried rapidly, and under great pressure, can be so arranged as toform very pretty wreath-frames for enclosing shells, or similarmementos, or can be made into ornaments of various other kinds. Dr. Gray gives our plant the common name of Leather-leaf, but we find no reason anywhere given for this name. Itsbotanical name, Cassandra, ought to be pretty enough to insuregeneral adoption. The Cassandra is a native of Northern Europe and Asia, aswell as the United States, but it is remarkable that, while it israther common from Canada to North Carolina, it is not foundwest of the Mississippi River. It is extremely common in thebarrens of New Jersey, whence we drew our illustration. Explanation of the Plate.— i. Branch with buds hi December. — 2. Branch in flowerin March. 1. 3AGITTATA.
Size: 1117px × 2237px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookidnativeflowersfer01meeh
