Sketches of a Tree and Elecampane Plant, Niagara Falls, New…

American Frederic Edwin Church • 1856

Sketches of a Tree and Elecampane Plant, Niagara Falls, New York, 1856

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Botanical studies showing a view of a group of trees and four elecampane plants (also called horse-heal or elfdock) in or around Niagara Falls, New York. At left, a group of deciduous trees (or possibly one tree with a bifurcated trunk) are divided at center and have long branches with lush bunches of leaves at their tips. At right, the straight, narrow stems of four elecampane plants are shown with leaves and buds that haven't yet blossomed. Just above these plants, a small sketch of a bull's face is included. Graphite on light brown wove paper

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