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Shaffer Berry

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

Shaffer 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarShaffer
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Specimen originVirginia
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007272.

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