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Wild Flowers of Eastern North America
Drawn by Elsie Louise Shaw
From the Archives of the Gray Herbarium
Folio I: Adder's Tongue Family to Iris Family
Plate 30
Plate 19
Plate 56
1.
Name:Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pseudopodum (Blake) Farw.
Location: East Gloucester, MA.
2.
Name: Equisetum arvense L.
Location: Lexington, MA.
3.
Name: Equisetum variegatum Schleicher
Location: Fort Fairfield, ME.
Date: June 1899
4.
Name: Taxus canadensis Marsh
Location: Mt. Desert Island, ME.
5.
Name: Pinus rigida Mill
Location: Lexington, MA.
6.
Name: Pinus Banksiana Lamb
Location: Green Mt., Mt. Desert Island, ME.
Date: 1912
7.
Name: Abies balsamea (L.) Mill var. phanerolepis Fernald
Location: Mt. Desert Island, ME.
8.
Name: Picea rubens Sargent
Location: Mt. Desert Island, ME.
9.
Name: Ruppia maritima L.
var. longipes Hagstrom
Location: Eastern MA.
10.
Name: Scheuchgeria palustris var. americana Fernald
Location: Aunt Betty's Pond,
Mt. Desert Island, ME.
Date: July 31, 1923
11.
Name: Sagittaria graminea Michx
Location: Winter Pond,
Winchester, MA.
12.
Name: Sagittaria latifolia Willd
Location: Lexington, MA.
Notes: The original plate is missing a piece on the bottom right corner.
13.
Name: Eriophorum tenellum Nutt.
Location: Mt. Desert Island, ME.
Notes: This plate is small and looks as if it may only be a section of the original plate.
14.
Name: Eriophorum virgimicum L.
Location: Lexington, MA.
15.
Name: Arisaema atrorubens (Ait.) Blume, forma zebrinum (Sims) Fernald
Location: Lexington, MA.
16.
Name: Arusaena atrorubens (Ait.) Blume, forma zebrinum (Sims) Fernald
Location: Lexington, MA.
Notes: 16 and 17 are both illustrated in the same painting. 16 is illustrated on the left.
17.
Name: Arusaena atrorubens (Ait.) Blume, forma virida (Engler) Fernald
Location: Lexington, MA.
Notes: 16 and 17 are both illustrated in the same painting. 17 is illustrated on the right.
Plate includes two different subspecies of the Arusaena atrorubens.
18.
Name: Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth
Location: Shawsheen River, Bedford MA.
Notes: The original plate is missing a piece at the top left
19.
Name: Calla palustris L.
Location: Carlisle Road, Bedford MA.
20.
Name: Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Nutt.
Location: Middlesex County, MA.
21.
Name: Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Nutt.
Location: Shaker Glen, Lexington, MA.
22.
Name: Acorus Calamus L.
Location: Lexington, MA.
23.
Name: Tofieldia glutinosa (Michx) Pers.
Location: Aroostook River, Fort Fairfield, ME.
Date: June 1899
24.
Name: Zigadenus glaucus Nutt
Location: Riviere du Loup, Quebec
Date: July 1904
25.
Name: Uvularia perfoliata L.
Location: Lexington, MA.
Date: June 1899
26.
Name: Uvulaira grandiflora Smith
Location: Lakeville, CT.
Date: May 23, 1900
27.
Name: Uvularia sessilifolia L.
Location: Lexington, MA.
Date: 1898
28.
Name: Allium schoenoprasum L.
var. sibiricum (L.) Hartm.
Location: Fort Kent, ME.
Date: July 6, 1904
29.
Name: Allium canadense L.
Location: Lexington, MA
30.
Name: Lilium philadelphicum L.
Location: Mt. Desert Island, ME.
Date: 1922
31.
Name: Lilium canadense L.
Location: Lexington, MA.
Notes: There are some light pencil markings on the original plate.
32.
Name: Erythronium americanum Ker
Location: Lexington, MA.
Date: 1893
33.
Name: Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
(a) flowers
(b) fruit
Location: (a) Old Bedford Road, Lexington, MA. (b) Mt. Desert Island, ME.
Date: May 24, 1909
34.
Name: Smilacina stellata (L.) Desk.
Location: Lakeville, CT.
35.
Name: Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
var. americanus Schultes
Location: Petersham, MA.
Date: May 22, 1923
36.
Name: Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
var. americanus Schultes
Location: Seal Harbor, ME.
Date: August 21, 1909
37.
Name: Streptopus roseus Michx.
var. perspectus Fassett
Location: Seal Harbor, ME.
38.
Name: Polygonatum commutatum (R.+S.) Dietr
Location: near Salisbury, CT.
39.
Name: Trillium sessile L.
Location: Dr. Tilton's garden, Lexington, MA.
Date: May 7, 1921
40.
Name: Trillium erectum L.
Location: Lakeville, CT.
41.
Name: Trillium erectum L.
Location: Petersham, MA.
Date: May 1923
42.
Name: Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Location: Tryon, NC.
Date: April 1934
Notes: Light pencil markings can be seen on the original plate.
43.
Name: Trillium cernuum L.
Location: Old Bedford Road, Lexington, MA.
Date: May 1918
44.
Name: Trillium undulatum Willd
Location: Lakeville, CT.
45.
Name: Iris versicolor L.
Location: Lexington, MA.
46.
Name: Iris setosa Pallas
var. canadensis M. Foster
Location: Great Cranberry Island, ME.
Date: July 1909
47.
Name: Iris setosa Pallas
var. canadensis M. Foster
Location: Baker's Island, ME.
Date: 1909
48.
Name: Iris prismatica Pursh
Location: Lexington, MA.
49.
Name: Sisyrinchium atlanticum Bickm.
Location: Eastern MA.
50.
Name: Cypripedium arietinum R. Br.
Location: from near Bucksport, ME.
Date: June 1, 1905
Notes: Contains a note stating that this was sent to M.L. Fernald from Bucksport ME. by Helen G. Atkins.
51.
Name: Cypripedium arietinum R. Br.
Location: Gardiner, ME.
Notes: Sent by Henry Richards
52.
Name: Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Location: near Houlton, ME.
Date: June 1899
53.
Name: Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
Location: Lakeville, CT.
Date: June 1, 1902
54.
Name: Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
Location: Lakeville, CT.
Date: May 18, 1914
55.
Name: Cypripedium reginae Walt.
Location: Near Houlton, ME.
Date: June 1899
56.
Name: Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Location: Eastern MA.
Notes: Signed by E.L. Shaw on the bottom right corner
57.
Name: Orchis rotundifolia Banks
Location: Murray Bay, Quebec
Date: 1906
Notes: Plate contains a light pencil sketch of a flower on the bottom left corner.
58.
Name: Orchis spectabilis L.
Location: Salisbury, CT.
Date: May 26, 1900
59.
Name: Orchis spectabilis
Location: Lakeville, CT.
60.
Name: Habenaria viridis (L.) R. Br.
var. bracteata (Muhl.) Gray
Location: Stockbridge, MA.
Date: 1903
Notes: The name, 'Sarah Brooks' is written before the date on the plaque.
61.
Name: Habenaria viridis (L.) R. Br.,
var.bracteata (Muhl.) Gray
Location: Skowhegan, ME.
Date: July 1913
62.
Name: Habenaria flava (L.) R. Br.
var. virlscens (Muhl.) Fern.
Location: Near Portland, ME.
Date: August 1914
Notes: Sent by Arthur H. Norton
63.
Name: Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R. Br.
Location: Van Buren, ME
Date: July 15, 1914
64.
Name: Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Gray
Location: Seal Harbor, ME.
Date: July 1, 1890
65.
Name: Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Gray
Location: Van Buren, ME.
Date: July 15, 1914
66.
Name: Habenaria clavellata (Michx.) Spreng
Location: Skowhegan, ME.
Date: 1903
Notes: There is a light pencil drawing of an unfinished flower on the bottom right hand side of the original drawing.
67.
Name: Habenaria obtusata (Pursh) Richardson
Location: Fort Kent, ME.
Date: July 8, 1904
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