A shrub Brobdingnagian and Lilliputian meet on a mountain bald-- Rhododendron and sand myrtle plants are visible

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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:
Botany
Subjects:
Mountains
Rhododendrons
Sand myrtle (Kalmia buxifolia)
Shrubs
Original Format:
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:
Close-up views
Location:
Mountains (N.C. : Region)
Digital Project:
B. W. Wells