Polygonatum Giganteum (Solomon's Seal), Plant Specimen from 1878 Herbarium bevelled glass mirror They measure 3" long x

They measure 3" long x 3/4" wide

perhaps in a tin that fit inside

All three though were hand-painted

Very thin-walled

Polygonatum Giganteum (Solomon's Seal), Plant Specimen from 1878 Herbarium bevelled glass mirror They measure 3" long xI have a fantasy that one day at a flea market I'll uncover a beautiful antique herbarium that's been sitting in the bottom of a box for 150 years or so filled with page upon page of perfectly documented pressed and dried plant specimens. Alas, this has yet to happen, but I did recently find a seller with a nice bunch of them all by a N. N. Jones, and I just went back to her for a few more. This one is Polygonatum Giganteum, also known as King