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In 1907 Hopkins' created Petunia for a short-lived British periodical called The Bibliophile, “a magazine and review for the collector, student and general reader.” Petunia was printed alongside three other reproductions of Hopkins’ flower studies and available for purchase through the journal. With her business savvy on full display, Hopkins offered mail-order, handprinted, signed by the artist, limited-edition prints at a higher sale price. Hopkins used a bamboo covered baren to rub and press the paper to the inked block, a traditional Japanese woodblock technique that results in beautiful variations in the imprint, making each print unique with various levels of color saturation.