Tiarella Cordifolia (Foamflower) Plant Specimen from 1879 Herbarium ww1 history While I didn't know it

While I didn't know it when I bought it--though I was pretty sure it was something special--I've learned that this gorgeous

Annie and Tyler)

which I think may have previously been the case

box measures 3 1/4" x 4 3/8" x 1 3/8"

and I've learned the pinks are in fact pretty rare

Tiarella Cordifolia (Foamflower) Plant Specimen from 1879 Herbarium ww1 history While I didn't know itI 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 this and one other (listed separately) herbarium pages, I'd guess removed from a larger volume. This one is Tiarella Cordifolio (or foamflower), a flowering