Here are two black and white illustrations of carrots with their ferny leaves attached. Fig. 373 is a short carrot; Fig. 374 is a long carrot. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Archives for August 7, 2014
Historical Map of Germany ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a beautiful old map of Germany. It is a C. S. Hammond map that was printed in one of a two-volume set of dictionaries in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Birdhouses ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a collection of eight different types of birdhouses. Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are for birds nesting in solitary pairs; 7 and 8 for birds which nest in colonies. The image is from the March – April, 1918 issue of Bird-Lore magazine. Here is my original scan. Click on images…
