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COLLECTION Identifier: arn00013

Thomas Nuttall collection of illustrations for North American Sylva

Plate 1. Oak (Quercus garyana) Digital

Scope and Contents

No color. Arnold Arboretum embossment on the bottom right corner of the plate. With typed note dated 1928 January 24, signed EDB.

Plate 1. Oak (Quercus garyana)
Plate 1. Oak (Quercus garyana)

Plate 2. Holly Leaved Oak (Quercus agrifolia) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored. Signed by W. Gambel.

Plate 2. Holly Leaved Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Plate 2. Holly Leaved Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

Plate 3. Rocky Mountain Oak (Quercus undulata) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 3. Rocky Mountain Oak (Quercus undulata)
Plate 3. Rocky Mountain Oak (Quercus undulata)

Plate 5. Lea's Oak (Quercus leana) Digital

Scope and Contents

Colored with the addition of a light pencil outline of a leaf. Partial tear on right edge.

Plate 5. Lea's Oak (Quercus leana)
Plate 5. Lea's Oak (Quercus leana)

Plate 6. Dwarf Chestnut (Castanea alinifolia) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 6. Dwarf Chestnut (Castanea alinifolia)
Plate 6. Dwarf Chestnut (Castanea alinifolia)

Plate 7. Western Birch (Betula occidentalis) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 7. Western Birch (Betula occidentalis)
Plate 7. Western Birch (Betula occidentalis)

Plate 8. Oval Leaved Birch (Betula rhombifolia) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 8. Oval Leaved Birch (Betula rhombifolia)
Plate 8. Oval Leaved Birch (Betula rhombifolia)

Plate 9. Oregon Alder (Alnus oregona) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil.

Plate 9. Oregon Alder (Alnus oregona)
Plate 9. Oregon Alder (Alnus oregona)

Plate 10. Thin Leaved Alder (Alnus tenuifolia) Digital

Scope and Contents

Fully colored. With typed note dated 1928 January 24, signed EDB.

Plate 10. Thin Leaved Alder (Alnus tenuifolia)
Plate 10. Thin Leaved Alder (Alnus tenuifolia)

Plate 10 (bis). Sea-Side Alder (Alnus maritima) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil. With typed note dated 1928 January 24, signed EDB.

Plate 10 (bis). Sea-Side Alder (Alnus maritima)
Plate 10 (bis). Sea-Side Alder (Alnus maritima)

Plate 12. Thomas' Elm (Ulmus racemosa) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil.

Plate 12. Thomas' Elm (Ulmus racemosa)
Plate 12. Thomas' Elm (Ulmus racemosa)

Plate 13. Small Fruited Hickory (Carya microcarpa) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil. With typed note dated 1928 January 24, signed EDB.

Plate 13. Small Fruited Hickory (Carya microcarpa)
Plate 13. Small Fruited Hickory (Carya microcarpa)

Plate 14. Indorous Candle Tree (Myrica inodora) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 14. Indorous Candle Tree (Myrica inodora)
Plate 14. Indorous Candle Tree (Myrica inodora)

Plate 15. Button Wood (Platanus racemosa) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 15. Button Wood (Platanus racemosa)
Plate 15. Button Wood (Platanus racemosa)

Plate 16. Narrow Leaved Balsam Poplar (Populus angustifolia) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 16. Narrow Leaved Balsam Poplar (Populus angustifolia)
Plate 16. Narrow Leaved Balsam Poplar (Populus angustifolia)

Plate 17. Long Leaved Willow (Salix speciosa) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in ink.

Plate 17. Long Leaved Willow (Salix speciosa)
Plate 17. Long Leaved Willow (Salix speciosa)

Plate 18. Long Leaved Bay Willow (Salix pentandra var. caudata) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil.

Plate 18. Long Leaved Bay Willow (Salix pentandra var. caudata)
Plate 18. Long Leaved Bay Willow (Salix pentandra var. caudata)

Plate 19. Western Yellow Willow Minute Willow (Salix lutea Salix nivalis) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil and ink.

Plate 19. Western Yellow Willow 
Minute Willow (Salix lutea
Salix nivalis)
Plate 19. Western Yellow Willow Minute Willow (Salix lutea Salix nivalis)

Plate 20. Silver Leaved Willow (Salix argophylla) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil.

Plate 20. Silver Leaved Willow (Salix argophylla)
Plate 20. Silver Leaved Willow (Salix argophylla)

Plate 21. Dusky Willow (Salix melanopsis) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil.

Plate 21. Dusky Willow (Salix melanopsis)
Plate 21. Dusky Willow (Salix melanopsis)

Plate 22. Californian Bay Tree (Dracophyllum pauciflorum) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 22. Californian Bay Tree (Dracophyllum pauciflorum)
Plate 22. Californian Bay Tree (Dracophyllum pauciflorum)

Plate 23. Large Leaved Linden (Tilia heterophylla) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 23. Large Leaved Linden (Tilia heterophylla)
Plate 23. Large Leaved Linden (Tilia heterophylla)

Plate 24. American Mangle (Rhizophora americana) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially shaded in pencil.

Plate 24. American Mangle (Rhizophora americana)
Plate 24. American Mangle (Rhizophora americana)

Plate 26. Forked Calyptranthes (Calyptranthes chytraculia) Digital

Scope and Contents

Partially colored and partially outlined in pencil.

Plate 26. Forked Calyptranthes (Calyptranthes chytraculia)
Plate 26. Forked Calyptranthes (Calyptranthes chytraculia)