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Montmorency de Savigny Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Montmorency de Savigny Cherry cherry, painted 1873

Montmorency de Savigny 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 Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMontmorency de Savigny
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004180.

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