Granddaughter of Isaac Newton, Amanda Almira Newton contributed nearly one-sixth of all the 7,600 archived botanical illustrations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her watercolour work for the Department from 1896-1928 documented an expanding industry at a time when photography was not yet widely used.
There are some more examples of her illustrations here.
I love oranges. I love their very orangeness. More of my ekphrastic poetry here. This is free verse.
Orange
orange unflawed
hold object whole touch
observe colour vision
offer flavour gustation
aroma awe olfaction
blossom oil extraction
auditory
often opera olive
orange
ยฉelsp 2026
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