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Sparhawk Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Sparhawk Cherry cherry, painted 1860

Sparhawk 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 New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSparhawk
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004619.

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