No. 59 of 100 · The Botanical Series

English Oak

Pictures by Walter Müller·Words by Otto Wilhelm Thomé

Walter Müller's 1903 botanical plate of the English oak shows its leaves, acorns and catkins in rich greens, with a simple Happy Anniversary inside. As the card tells it, an oak can live for a thousand years, and from one small acorn slowly grows the strongest of trees. For a love that has grown deep roots.

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Inside, it says

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

On the back

From the great botanical books of the 1700s to the 1900s / ENGLISH OAK / Quercus robur / An oak can live for a thousand years and shelters more wildlife than any other tree in Britain. From one small acorn, slowly, grows the strongest of trees. / Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 1903 / Drawn by Walter Müller for Otto Wilhelm Thomé's great flora of Central Europe: each plant whole, with its flower, fruit and seed taken apart beside it.

A card for

• Just because
• Thinking of you
• Birthday
• Encouragement
• Thank you