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Garibaldi Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Garibaldi Cherry cherry, painted 1872

Garibaldi Cherry 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, Arlington, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGaribaldi
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004472.

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