Again from the guestbook, this time by a cousin. I use the term loosely, I have yet to understand how all the Smiths relate to the Palmers relate to the Websters relate to the Ellsworths relate to the… Is Julia a closer cousin to Morris Smith than to William Webster Ellsworth? Possibly, possibly not. In any event the genealogy is not my forte; I do know that there were any number of cousins living in NYC. It is somewhat interesting to note; until recent times* Esperanza has been solidly Hartford/NYC/Hudson River/Adirondacks in orientation. The 1870’s-1930’s group has not the slightest interest in points further south on the coast nor on points further north. They are quite happy to jump to New Orleans, California, Europe, North Africa….but Boston and Washington D.C.? Different planets.
Anyway, botanical art:
*recent = last three generations.
Acair Fearann 
Boston and Washington DC still are on different planets…
What ever….
However, what I find beautiful is how descriptive Julias’ drawings are of the individual plants. I am always amazed at how much information even a simple botanical drawing can contain. I might guess though, that her pallette, particularly in the violets, was rather limited.
Those were still the days when part of every young woman’s proper education was learning how to paint! I suppose that’s become too feminine?