Watts, May Theilgaard
Evergreen Nature Trail Guide, page 10 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches
Identifier
3.24684Format
Sheet 1: Pen and India ink on cream Strathmore boardSheet 2: Colored pencil on cream paper
Digitization Status
DigitizedReproduction:
OriginalDimensions
36.8 cm W x 29.1 cm H (Item)21.2 cm W x 32.5 cm H (Platemark or image size)
Extent
2 sheetsType
DrawingDate created
1940sDescription
Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 10, excluding text, for The Morton Arboretum Evergreen Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.Illustrated stumps with numbers indicate points of interest along trail as seen on trail map.
Tree stump #22: Scotch Pine
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of needles.
Tree stump #23: Red Pine
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of needles.
Tree stump #24: How Fast Do Pines Grow?
Includes illustrated graph showing growth record of a Red (Norway) Pine from 1922 to 1940. Numbers on left side indicate feet from 1 to 26. Graph includes illustrations of trees and stylized image of a person for scale. Text in graph states "Planted Spring 1922" and "No fertilizer, No cultivating, No extra water, Mulched during first year."
Two cutout illustrations depicting cone characteristics originally adhered to board have detached and are no longer present.
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Subject - keywords and LC headings
EvergreensNature study
Nature trails
Trees--Identification
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Evergreen Trail
Pinus resinosa Ait. (red pine)
Pinus sylvestris L. (Scots pine)
