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A drawing of a type of rose by Orra White Hitchcock. The drawing shows two flowers, several leaves, and two buds or fruits along the stem, which is thorny. Orra White has written "Lesson 5th" in the bottom right corner. The artwork is housed in a mat…

A watercolor of a rose by Orra White Hitchcock, with her initials written at the bottom center of the page. The drawing shows one rose flower in bloom surrounded by leaves and three flower buds. The paper features an embossed border. The artwork is…

A watercolor drawing of an unidentified flowering plant by Orra White Hitchcock. The plant has two clusters of pink five-petaled flowers and green leaf stalks. The drawing is labeled but the label is illegible. The artwork is housed in a mat for…

A painting of four birch leaves in autumnal colors by Orra White Hitchcock, possibly done in pastels. There are some pencil sketch marks on the image. The artwork is housed in a mat for conservation.

A color painting of an oak leaf by Orra White Hitchcock, possibly executed in pastels.

A painting of four leaves in autumnal colors by Orra White Hitchcock, possibly done in pastels. The top three leaves are all leaves from the sassafras tree, which can have three-lobed leaves, mitten-shaped leaves, and simple leaves. Two fruits of the…

A painting of a sprig of three maple leaves in autumnal colors by Orra White Hitchcock, possibly done in pastels. The artwork is housed in a mat for conservation.

A color painting of two sprigs of leaves by Orra White Hitchcock, executed in pastels. One of the sprigs may be sumac.

Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864. Final report on the geology of Massachusetts – Illustrations

A plate printed from an illustration by Orra White Hitchcock showing a view of the Connecticut River in Hadley, Massachusetts. The plate is plate 5 in Edward Hitchcock's "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts."