Watts, May Theilgaard
Evergreen Nature Trail Guide, page 8 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches
Identifier
3.24682Format
Sheet 1: Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore boardSheet 2: Colored pencil on cream paper
Digitization Status
DigitizedReproduction:
OriginalDimensions
29.1 cm W x 36.8 cm H (Item)21.5 cm W x 32.1 cm H (Item)
Extent
2 sheetsType
DrawingDate created
1940sDescription
Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 8, excluding text, for The Morton Arboretum Evergreen Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.Illustrated stump with number indicates point of interest along trail as seen on trail map.
Tree stump #16: The Junipers
Includes identifying characteristics of needles and fruit for three Juniper variations illustrated below.
16-A: Waukegan Juniper
16-B: Red Cedar
16-C: Common Juniper
Cedar-apple-rust cycle illustrated in circle-shaped diagram with clockwise arrows and leaves labeled "First year," "Second winter," "Second spring," "Spores carried by wind to young hawthorn leaves," "Fall," and "Spores carried by wind".
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Subject - keywords and LC headings
EvergreensNature study
Nature trails
Plant diseases
Trees--Identification
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Evergreen Trail
Juniperus L. (juniper)
Pinus resinosa Ait. (red pine)
