Here is a beautiful vintage flower clip art image. The name of the flower is Camellia oleifera; it is commonly known as the Oil-seed Camellia or Tea Oil Camellia. The illustration is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
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Familiar Flowering Plants ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage page, titled Familiar Flowering Plants, includes beautiful illustrations and corresponding names of 24 different types of flowers. Numbers 1 to 12 form a list of “Flowers of the Year”, with the month to which each is appropriate. Those twelve flowers are: 1. January – English Snowdrop 2. February – English Primrose 3. March…
Decorated Garland of Roses ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely vintage clip art illustration of an oval garland of roses decorated with Pandean reeds and a shepherd’s pipe and crook. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Primula Rosea ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful vintage floral illustration features a plant with red and white flowers. The name of the plant is Primula Rosea – Primula Pubescens Alba. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Camellia Flower ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage clip art flower image. The scientific name for the flower is Camellia Japonica Anemonaeflora. The common name is Camellia. The illustration is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
White, Pink and Red Roses ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful illustration from a vintage gardening catalog features an arrangement of white, pink and red roses and rosebuds. The image is from the Peter Henderson & Co. Everything for the Garden Manual, 1898. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Calling Card ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely Victorian calling card includes an illustration of a hand holding a small cluster of flowers. There are two messages on the card. They are: Without friends the world is but a wilderness, and: Bright be the skies above thee And green the earth beneath. Mayst thou have friends to love thee And sorrow…
Little Buttercup ~ Free Storybook Image
Here is a shabby vintage storybook page that includes an adorable illustration of a yellow flower child named Buttercup. The page also includes a poem about the thirsty little Buttercup who catches dew and drinks it up. The page is from Flower Children, The Little Cousins of The Field and Garden by Elizabeth Gordon. The book was published…
Pink Rose Birthday Greetings ~ Free Vintage Image
This colorful vintage postcard features two beautiful pink roses in a glass vase and another pink rose lying on the table beside the vase. The message on the postcard is: Birthday Greetings. For additional creative options, here is a version of the postcard without the birthday message. Click on image to enlarge.
Yellow Rose Birthday Greetings ~ Vintage Image
This colorful vintage postcard features two beautiful roses in a glass vase. A single yellow rose lies on the table behind the vase and two rose petals are in the foreground. The message on the postcard is: Birthday Greetings. For additional creative options, here is a version of the postcard without the birthday message. Click on images to enlarge.
Aquilegia Glandulosa Flower ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage floral illustration. The scientific name for this flower is Aquilegia Glandulosa. The common name is Altai Columbine or Granny’s Bonnets. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Flowering Almond ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage image of gorgeous pink blossoms and pretty green leaves. They grow on a densely branched shrub or small tree commonly known as a flowering almond. The scientific name of the shrub or tree is Prunus Triloba. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George…
