Here is a lovely vintage printable illustration of a Lyre flower, also known as the Bleeding Heart. It has pretty pink heart shaped flowers and light green leaves. I scanned the original illustration from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by F. Edward Hulme. Click on image to enlarge.
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Tulip Soap Floral Advertising Card
This Victorian advertising card for Tulip Soap features a beautiful illustration of a yellow rose clustered together with a purple lilac and plenty of green leaves. Click on image to enlarge.
Sweet Briar Rose
Here is a vintage illustration of a pretty pink Sweet Briar Rose. And a cleaner version of the illustration on a white background. I scanned the original image from Familiar Wild Flowers by F. Edward Hulme, circa 1890. Click on images to enlarge.
Wisteria Illustration
This vintage floral illustration features a hanging branch of wisteria, lusciously full of the beautiful purple petals. The image is from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by F. Edward Hulme. Click on image to enlarge.
Pansies Clip Art
This lovely vintage floral illustration features a cluster of three pansies. One is light yellow with a purple center, the second is dark yellow with a rust-colored center and the third is a vivid purple with a deep purple center. Click on image to enlarge. The image is from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by…
Red Oriental Poppy
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a deep red Oriental poppy. Click on image to enlarge. I scanned the original image from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by F. Edward Hulme.
Poppy Flower and Capsule
Here is a pretty illustration of a poppy. The image includes both the flower and capsule of the poppy. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge. I scanned the original from The Teachers’ and Pupils” Cyclopaedia, 1905.
Shoe Filled with Forget Me Nots
Last Saturday I went to an antique show and sale that is held in our city once a year. There are hundreds of vendors with tables and it takes several hours to walk through if you want to see everything; however, even after hours of walking, admiring, and touching things (touching was allowed), I’m sure I…
Vintage Floral French Seed Label
This beautiful vintage French seed label features an illustration of four colorful flowers. The description on the label is Belle de Nuit Variee which, according to an online translation, is Beautiful Night Variee in English although I’m guessing Variee can further be translated to Variety. When researching the name of this flower, I was fascinated to learn that some flowers…
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Floral Clip Art
Here is a beautiful flowering branch of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis. Plus a black and white clip art version. The engraving is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Crimson Flax Floral Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage botanical illustration of a Crimson Flax. A description of this flower (from the book I scanned the illustration from) indicates the crimson flax is one of the most splendid hardy annuals known and is capable of becoming a perennial under suitable management. Its average growth is twelve to fifteen inches;…
Victorian Calling Cards
Here are two beautiful Victorian calling cards. he first card includes an illustration of a dove, with outstretched wings, tucked in a bouquet of flowers. In the foreground is a man’s hand on the left and a woman’s hand on the right. They are each holding one end of a blue ribbon that is inscribed…
