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Conrath Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Conrath Berry berry, painted 1840

Conrath 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarConrath
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007248.

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