VMS Botany

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Without having direct knowledge of which plants were used for the
botanical drawings in VMS it is certainly a very challenging task to
make accurate identifications when compared to today's available
specimens; however, there is value, I think, in making at least a best
guess comparison or finding a close approximation. What makes this
particular folio very difficult to identify is that I imagine that there
are probably numerous other examples of plants that look quite a bit
like this drawing. While you may not all have access to f25r in the VMS,
here is a picture of the plant called TRIADENUM VIRGINICUM which appears
to be a very close match to f25r. Unfortunately, the base and roots of
the plant cannot be seen in this picture, but I am impressed by the fact
that  the leaves even seem to be oriented as drawn in the VMS.

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs420/a/hdw23109902s.jpg

Regards,
Dana Scott

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