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Roslyn Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Roslyn Cherry cherry, painted c.1886–1942

Roslyn 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 Maryland, Howard, Brighton, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRoslyn
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMaryland, Howard, Brighton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004697.

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