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Americus Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Americus Berry berry, painted c.1886–1942

Americus Berry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Montgomery, Kensington. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAmericus
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Specimen originMaryland, Montgomery, Kensington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007346.

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