I Demand The National Agricultural Library Publish This Book Right Now | Defector

"According to the USDA, there are almost 7,500 watercolor paintings in the collection. These pieces were created by artists hired to document plants discovered by USDA explorers."

"Passmore was one of many artists (most of them women) who worked for the USDA, creating botanical paintings that were used in catalogs for plant identification."

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