Vintage fern illustration

Vintage antique inspired fern illustration by Hayley Purdy Illustration Natural history academia goblincore aesthetic flora

Vintage Botanical Print

[ Luly ]

Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a fern. The scientific name of the plant is: Nephrolepis Rufescens Var Tripinnatifida. I scanned the original image from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. The following three images are previews of new products I’ve added to my...Read More

“Spore-plant of a fern (Aspidium filix-mas). A, part of a rootstock and fronds; fr, young fronds unrollin. B, under side of a pinnule, showing sori, s. C, section through a sorus at right angles to surface of leaf, showing indusium, i, and sporangia, s. D, a sporangium discharging spores.” -Bergen, 1896

If you ask me, Fall, or Autumn, is the best season of all. Still warm from summer but with a touch of crispness in the mornings, Fall has a wonderfully cozy

Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.. Gera,Zezschwitz,1903-. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12306458