Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Hollow Leav'd Lavender.
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Accession number:
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03603
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Record number:
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03603-1
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JCB call number:
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D672 J84n (copy 1)
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Image title:
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Hollow Leav'd Lavender.
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Place image published:
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[London]
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Image publisher:
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[G. Widdowes]
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Image date:
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[1672]
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; following p. 54
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Technique:
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woodcut
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Image dimension height:
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12.1 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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8.8 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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13.6 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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11.1 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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Pitcher plant.
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Source creator:
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Josselyn, John, fl. 1630-1675
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Source Title:
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New-Englands rarities discovered: in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed for G. Widdowes at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church yard
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Source date:
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1672
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notes:
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This plant is described in the text as being a plant which grows in salt marshes and has leaves like tankards which form close to the root. The author describes the leaves, stalks, and flowers as being as red as blood. The purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, is often entirely red and is a carnivorous plant found in bogs or marshes. Its leaves are formed as hollow cups which hold water and attract insects. It was used by native Americans against smallpox.
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Time Period:
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1651-1700
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References:
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http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/p/pitche42.html (May 2003)
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1866.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject headings:
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Natural history--New England
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