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Fay Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fay Berry berry, painted 1875

Fay 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, Takoma Park, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFay
SpeciesRibes
Common fruitBerry
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originMaryland, Montgomery, Takoma Park
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007150.

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