Close-up of a specimen of wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides), ca.1920

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Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides), ca.1920. Two main interlocking stalks are shown, their branches extending almost at right angles from the stalk. Small, thistle-like blossoms can be seen. A neutral background is visible behind.; "History: 'Brodiaea' was named for James J. Brodie, a Scotch botanist. 'Douglasii' indicates that the species designation of the plant was named for David Douglas. Description: The Wild Hyacinth has blue, tubular-shaped flowers in a cluster at the top called an umbel. There are 5 to 15 flowers in the umbel with each flower about 1 inch long. This flower cluster sits at the top of a slender leafless stem, which has a few basal, grass-like leaves that are shorter than the stem. The Wild Hyacinth has a coated bulb. It blooms in late April to early May. Habitat: Found in open woods of valleys, hills and mountains as well as meadows and rocky areas. Medicinal value: The bulb of this plant is edible and was a particular favorite of the Nez Perce Indians. It was eaten either raw or cooked and has a sweet, nutlike flavor." -- unknown author.

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Title Close-up of a specimen of wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides), ca.1920

Subject Botany -- Flowers -- Assorted (file heading), Flowers (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1920

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17411

Identifier 5533 (accession number), CHS-5533 (call number), CHS-5533 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17408 (legacy record id), chs-m17411 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14212 (legacy record id), 1-82-209 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17408

Unique identifier UC142620

Legacy Identifier CHS-5533.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.5 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
34.2 cm × 42.1 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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