Foxglove, a bellshaped flower, is a basis for a grid inscribed on a stone panel that consists of a sequence of numbers to direct bellringers in 'change ringing.' Foxglove is the source of digitalis whose actions are to strengthen & regularize the he Finlay does not have this property in mind for he mentions that this grid sets out to complement the mixture of wild and formal views of the garden. Unlike a sundial, it alludes to episodic bouts of ringing that punctuate the ecclesiastical calendar. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The bee symbol in this drawing suggests the sea (bee) and hive symbolizing the aircraft carriers. The text is written in old English characters. This drawing served as preparatory drawings for a subsequently realized print that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Finlay writes about the World War II Battle of Midway4 June 1942 in poetic terms, viz., ...the great sea hives/consumed with their choicest swarms by their own flaming honey. The bee symbol is used to suggest the sea (bee) and hive symbolizing the aircraft carriers. The text is hand written and served as preparatory texts for a subsequently realized print that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The pages depict reproductions of different trees in watercolor that relate to the personality of four historic figures as explained on the card, viz., Couthon, Rousseau, Goethe, and Friedrich. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book depicts impressionistic watercolors of poems mostly adapted from classic literature on tree plaques or as sculptures among the trees. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.