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Botanical Drawing of a Small Magnolia

This is a botanical drawing of a small magnolia from Jacob Bigelow's American Medical Botany, the first comprehensive study of the medicinal properties of native plants. American Medical Botany is one of the many tomes President John Quincy Adams would have consulted on botany, forestry, gardening which he applied to his plans for the White House grounds.
Artist
Jacob Bigelow
Date of Work
1817-1820
Type
Drawing
Credit
Oak Spring Garden Library Collection