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Cherrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Waterhouse Cherry

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

Waterhouse 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 Oregon, Polk, Monmouth. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWaterhouse
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Specimen originOregon, Polk, Monmouth
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004632.

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