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Botanical Drawing of a Mountain Laurel

This is a botanical drawing of a mountain laurel from Jacob Bigelow's American Medical Botany, the comprehensive study of the medicinal properties of native plants. American Medical Botany is one of several tomes President John Quincy Adams would have consulted on botany, forestry, gardening. Adams would apply this knowledge to the White House Grounds.
Artist
Jacob Bigelow
Date of Work
1817-1820
Type
Drawing
Credit
Oak Spring Garden Library Collection