Brassica campestris (Wild turnip), Plant Specimen from 1879 Herbarium antique Indian Joined by nails at corners

Joined by nails at corners and bottom and structurally super sound

(I found it in Maine along with a elephant

I love the way in which the two birds overlap as they perch on their leafy branch

With its handy loop handle on the lid

This is a partial piquet deck (piquet dates to the 16th century at latest

Brassica campestris (Wild turnip), Plant Specimen from 1879 Herbarium antique Indian Joined by nails at cornersI have a fantasy that one day at a flea market I'll uncover a beautiful antique herbarium that's been sitting in the bottom of a box for 150 years or so filled with page upon page of perfectly documented pressed and dried plant specimens. Alas, this has yet to happen, but I did recently find a seller with a nice bunch of them all by a N. N. Jones, and I just went back to her for a few more. This one is Brassica campestris, also known as Wild Turnip.