In the 19th century, amateur naturalists preserved their botanical specimens in herbarium collections. Pressed flat and carefully labeled, they served as aids in identifying different species and cultivars. This card features wild lupine, a wildflower native to the Midwestern US. Thought brightly-colored hybrid varieties are now popular garden plants, the wild variety is always blue or purple. These A2 note cards measure 4.24" x 5.5" and are blank on the inside, ready to receive your messages. Each comes with a gummed, kraft paper envelope in the European style, featuring a pointed flap ideal for use with a wax seal or decorative sticker. Each card and envelope set is packaged in a home-compostable natural cellophane sleeve to keep it pristine until use.