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Dikeman Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dikeman Cherry cherry, painted 1840

Dikeman Cherry 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, Oceana, Hart; Maryland, Prince Georges, Lanham, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDikeman
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMichigan, Oceana, Hart; Maryland, Prince Georges, Lanham
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004439, POM00004445.

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