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Watts, May Theilgaard

Evergreen Nature Trail Guide, page 8 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches


Identifier
3.24682
Format
Sheet 1: Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore board
Sheet 2: Colored pencil on cream paper
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Original
Dimensions
29.1 cm W x 36.8 cm H (Item)
21.5 cm W x 32.1 cm H (Item)
Extent
2 sheets
Type
Drawing
Date created
1940s
Description
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.
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Language
English