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Watts, May Theilgaard

Leaf Prints: Bitternut Hickory

3.27699
Cyanotype photogram on fine black writing paper using light process with handwriting in white pencil.
Digitized
Original
19.6 cm W x 24.7 cm H (Item)
1 sheet
Print
circa 1950
A white negative nature print of bitternut hickory leaves, stems, twigs, buds, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.

Identifying text: 
  • Hickory bitternut
  • Hicoria minima
NOTE: The currently accepted scientific name for the bitternut hickory is Carya cordiformis.
Buds
Flowers
Leaves
Photograms
Stems (Botany)
Trees--Identification
Twigs
Photographic prints
Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch (bitternut hickory)
Artwork
English
Copyright statement: Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image are available from the Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum. For more information, please visit our ABOUT section or complete and submit this form.