Set of 12 notecards with matching envelopes. The Florence Johnson Herbarium contains pressed plants gathered by Nahant grade school teacher Florence ‘Miss Flossie’ Johnson and her pupils. Miss Johnson taught in Nahant from 1881 to 1927. Most notable in this herbarium are the specimens stamped ‘Mass Horticultural Soc., Boston, Nov. 26, 1897.’

These were entered into the Horticultural Society’s exhibition, winning a prize of $6 for being ‘most remarkable, both in point of numbers (184) and the quality of the mounting’, This collection, for years stored out of public view, can once again by appreciated for its information and its artistry here: Digital Commonwealth.

Dimensions: 4.5” x 5.5”

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