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By Trimble

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Could someone please identify these flowers. My grandmother, native of Scotland, immigrated to South Dakota, later to California to marry my grandfather. These two flowers were pressed into her bible.



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Gosh you could try sending to the RBGE but trying to ID a botanical specimen is a challenge particularly as they are sideways on! http://www.rbge.org.uk/contact-us Good luck!
One 'might, very much might' be a Flanders poppy the other could be an awful lot of plants!

26 Dec, 2015

 

Agree, send the image to RBGE, they have one of the finest herbarium specimum collections in the world.

26 Dec, 2015

 

They could have been flowers from her wedding bouquet. The pressed ones surrounding the central piece look alot like Baby's Breath(Gypsophila p.). My late wife did press some of the flowers from her wedding bouquet and kept them in a cookbook given to her as a bridal shower gift.

27 Dec, 2015

 

Could the purplish one be a cranesbill?

27 Dec, 2015

 

Too bad that there isn't a leaf or two included. They are very helpful as identifiers.

27 Dec, 2015

 

They're very pretty. The central one is a bit like a sweet pea.

27 Dec, 2015

 

A good-sized, high definition photo would be a big help to anyone trying to identify them, though.

27 Dec, 2015

 

Gosh you're right Sheila, so it does.

28 Dec, 2015

 

Thank you for the referral! The comment on the bridal bouquet is very interesting because my grandmother married in California in 1910. This could have well been the source.
This is a lovely site that is reflected in users.

Thank you one and all.

28 Dec, 2015

 

What a nice complement you have given to GOY:) Welcome!

28 Dec, 2015

 

Indeed, welcome! :)

29 Dec, 2015

 

What is the RBGE??! Ooops - just tried the link, so now I know it's Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh . . . duh :))

29 Dec, 2015

 

lol Sheila! Not that they are likely to be able to help if the flowers are from California.

29 Dec, 2015

 

If so, the Smithsonian should be able to help. They also have a huge collection of herbarium specimens, from across the States.

29 Dec, 2015

How do I say thanks?

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