This drawing of the plant, seen in the archives of the Rare ... Hewing faithfully to scientific conventions, the illustrations show vegetation, life cycles, and dissections of reproductive parts.

“I drew a dead plant that looked like a dead plant ... illustration is usually defined by the audience. You’re drawing for a scientific audience,” she explains. “I think of fine arts ...

(Cherie McDonald) The art of scientific drawing takes a lot of ... to enlarge the very small flowers on some of the little plants. "I'm drawing a tiny little stelligera, which has got minute ...