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Eaton Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Eaton Berry berry, painted 1873

Eaton Berry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Michigan, Ingham, Leslie, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEaton
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originMichigan, Ingham, Leslie
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000866, POM00007253.

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