This book page features a vintage illustration of grains. Included on the page is the heading Grains with a small illustration of a field of wheat and a farm in the background. The illustrations of grains on the page include: rye, barley, beardless wheat, corn, millet, oats and rice. The images are on a blue…
Botanical
Leaf and Acorn Designs for a Booklet
Here is an illustration of leaf and acorn designs for a booklet. Included on the page is a variety of designs of red oak leaves and acorns. A cute squirrel is illustrated in the bottom center of the page. The illustration at the top was created to be used for the cover decoration; the smaller…
Botanical Book Plates Clip Art Illustrations
Here are two printable botanical book plates. The first, Fig. 22, is Couch or Quack Grass (Agropyron repens L.) Here is a black and white clip art version of the Couch or Quack Grass illustration. The second of the two botanical book plates, Fig. 23, is Sweet Grass (Hierochloe odoratoa L.) Here is a black…
Shamrock Clip Art Illustration
Here is an encyclopedia clipping on the shamrock, a plant usually identified with the white clover, and always thought of in connection with Ireland, of which it is the national emblem. A familiar poem says: It shines through the bog, through the brake and the mireland, And he called it the dear little shamrock of…
Clip Art Leaf Illustrations
Today I have clip art leaf illustrations to share. The first is a grouping of three variations of balsamifera (balsam poplar) leaves, including: P. Balsamifera, var. Intermedia, P. Balsamifera, var. Viminalis, and P. Balsamifera, var. latifolia. A portion of the description for the balsam poplar (from the book I scanned the images from) is: “Above,…
Vintage Tree Illustrations Birch and Chestnut
Following are two beautiful vintage tree illustrations. The first is an illustration of birch trees in a meadow at the edge of a forest. One tree is prominent in the foreground, with several individual birch trees behind. The caption below the illustration is:White or Paper Birch. Campton, Grafton Co., N.H. The second of the vintage…
Autumn Botanical Book Plates
Below are two beautiful autumn botanical book plates. Our summer has only just begun and I’m not ready for fall; however, it will be here in no time. Perhaps some of you are already working on fall projects? Plate 1 features an illustration of Amelanchier canadensis, autumn foliage. A description from the book is…
Autumn Leaf Design Vintage Image
The following vintage book pages feature a beautiful embroidered autumn leaf design. The first of the pages describes the design as applied to an appliqued piano scarf. The second page illustrates the autumn leaf design created in a Mosaic embroidery or plush applique work on a piano scarf. Here is a black and white clip…
Vintage Botanical Clip Art Illustrations
Here are four beautiful vintage botanical clip art illustrations. The images include: parsnip, hazel, spindle tree and a horse chestnut. The parsnip features a plant with green leaves, a sprig of green buds and a section of dark yellow flowers in full bloom. The illustration of the hazel plant features a sprig of bluish green…
Arum and Orange Lilies
Here are two beautiful vintage illustrations of lilies. The first is a white arum lily showing a flower in full bloom and a leaf of the plant in the background. An arum lily is similar to a calla lily. The only difference (according to an internet search) is their size, with the arum lily growing…
Vintage Botanical Illustrations Free Printables
I’ve spent many enjoyable hours this week (including a few hours borrowed from sleeping time) perusing, scanning, and retouching images from my antique Dictionary of Gardening books to assemble a set of vintage botanical illustrations for my Etsy shop. I scanned a few extra images to share with you today. They are, by their scientific…
Vintage Fern Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a fern. The scientific name of the plant is: Nephrolepis Rufescens Var Tripinnatifida. I scanned the original image from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. The following three images are previews of new products I’ve added to my…
