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The Deciduous Conifers (3.24623)
Date: 1945Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustrations of two conifer species, created to accompany "The Evergreen Trees" article featured in Morton Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information. Illustrations include two full trees with two illustrations of leaves underneath. The identifying text "needles in tufts drooping twigs" is glued on separate piece of paper to the surface, top right. The remaining identifying text originally adhered to the board has detached and is no longer present.
[Original header (not included with art): THE DECIDUOUS CONIFERS]
Trees depicted from left to right:
- Bald cypress -- Taxodium distichum
- European larch -- Larix descidua
Extent: 1 sheet
Evergreen Nature Trail Guide, page 13 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches (3.24687)
Date: 1940sCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 13, 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 #31: 'Evergreens' that are not Evergreen
Tree stump #32: European Larch
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of needles below.
Tree stump #33: Arbor Vitae
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of needles and cone below.
Tree stump #34: Bald Cypress
Includes illustrated identifying characteristics of leaves and cone below.
Single cutout illustration depicting cone characteristics originally adhered to board has detached and is no longer present.
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Extent: 2 sheets