Cherrys · USDA pomological watercolour
English Morello Cherry
English Morello 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 Iowa, Polk, Des Moines; Missouri, Lawrence, Marionville, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | English Morello |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus avium |
| Common fruit | Cherry |
| Painted | 1840–1872 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Polk, Des Moines; Missouri, Lawrence, Marionville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004464, POM00004618.
