This watercolor painting of loblollies was done by Martha Francis (Smith) Gaines in 1856
(the blossoms are still a vivid red, and the original is in the possession of a descendant of Frank Smith Gaines who lives in California in 2004)
This watercolor painting of loblollies was done by Martha Francis (Smith) Gaines in 1856
(the blossoms are still a vivid red, and the original is in the possession of a descendant of Frank Smith Gaines who lives in California in 2004)