A shrub Brobdingnagian and Lilliputian meet on a mountain bald-- Rhododendron and sand myrtle plants are visible
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Item information
- Title:
- A shrub Brobdingnagian and Lilliputian meet on a mountain bald-- Rhododendron and sand myrtle plants are visible
- Description:
- A shrub Brobdingnagian and Lilliputian meet on a mountain bald: Rhododendron and sand myrtle plants [are visible]. A "bald" is an area of land lacking a natural or usual covering. On page 197 of Natural Gardens, Wells calls sand myrtle "D. prostratum" (for mountain species); on page 126 he used "D. buxifolium" (for coastal species).
- Topics:
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Botany
- Subjects:
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Mountains
Rhododendrons
Sand myrtle (Kalmia buxifolia)
Shrubs
- Original Format:
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Hand colored lantern slide
- Extent:
- 3.25 x 4 in.
- Item identifier:
- 0021457
- Photographer:
- Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 more info on Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978
- Created Date:
- circa to
- Genre:
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Close-up views
- Location:
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Mountains (N.C. : Region)
- Digital Project:
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B. W. Wells
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- B.W. Wells lantern slides (UA023.039) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).