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Miller Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Miller Berry berry, painted 1838–1840

Miller 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 Delaware, Sussex, Seaford, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMiller
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Painted1838–1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originDelaware, Sussex, Seaford
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007225, POM00007226.

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