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From: Flemwell, G. (George). The flower-fields of Alpine Switzerland. New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1912
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From: Newman, John B. The ladies’ flora. New York : T.L. Magagnos, 1850s
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From: Newman, John B. The ladies’ flora. New York : T.L. Magagnos, 1850s
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From: Miner, Harriet Stewart. Orchids, the royal family of plants. Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1885
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From: Miner, Harriet Stewart. Orchids, the royal family of plants. Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1885
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From: Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London. London : Royal Horticultural Society, 1812-1848
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Happy Flora Friday!
Lady slipper orchids(Paphiopedilum stonei) are the perfect botanical inspiration for some fancy footwear.
SciArt by John Nugent Fitch for The Floral Magazine, Vol. 9 (1880). View more in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (@biodivlibrary) with thanks to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden (@nybg) for digitizing.
