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Theodore C. Baim (1910 - 1996) was a self-taught artist & botanist who illustrated plants to aid in his learning. He was able to capture the beauty of the often-overlooked mosses & lichens in beautiful watercolor paintings, fifty of which are housed in the Museum.
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Botanical illustration in the park: The flowering plants, grasses, sedges, & ferns of Great Britain and their allies, the club mosses, horsetails, etc., Vol. 1, by Anne Pratt and Edward Step, 1905, from the great Biodiversity Heritage Library ....https://t.co/ZCOpGTtsnT
Lepidodendron: or 'the scale tree" was a genus of primitive, vascular, tree-like plant related to the club mosses. They reached heights of over 30m (100 ft), with trunks over 1m (3.3 ft) in diameter. They thrived between 359-299 MYA. #FossilFriday #ArborDay
A sneak peek to whats in for february. those will not replace fish friday, hence why I'm working ahead. I picked plants from all parts of the kingdom, except mosses and lichen.
Hervey antique 1881 stereotype nature print, Pl 2 Marine Algae, Sea Mosses https://t.co/oeDzkvddKe
Hervey antique 1881 stereotype nature print, Pl 2 Marine Algae, Sea Mosses https://t.co/oeDzkvddKe
Original antique print from Sea Mosses - a study of Marine Algae. https://t.co/M0aXNoppCU