Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Heirloom Citrus Varieties in Watercolour

168 historic citrus cultivars from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942)

Between 1886 and 1942 the U.S. Department of Agriculture commissioned artists to paint thousands of citrus cultivars as official identification records. Browse the historic citruss below — many are heritage varieties no longer found in shops.

11668 Large citrus
11668 Large
Acida citrus
Acida
Alamoen citrus
Alamoen
American Wonder citrus
American Wonder
Bayly citrus
Bayly
Bishops Favorite citrus
Bishops Favorite
Bizarrie citrus
Bizarrie
Blood Tardiff citrus
Blood Tardiff
Bonboro citrus
Bonboro
Boone Early citrus
Boone Early
Brazilian citrus
Brazilian
Budded citrus
Budded
Calamondian citrus
Calamondian
Caloosahatchie citrus
Caloosahatchie
Cameron citrus
Cameron
Canton citrus
Canton
Castleman citrus
Castleman
Chimera citrus
Chimera
Chinese citrus
Chinese
Chinese Shaddock citrus
Chinese Shaddock
Citron of Commerce citrus
Citron of Commerce
Cone-shaped Navel citrus
Cone-shaped Navel
Conner Prolific citrus
Conner Prolific
Conners Seedling citrus
Conners Seedling
Cooper Seedless citrus
Cooper Seedless
Cordoba citrus
Cordoba
Corsican citrus
Corsican
Cunningham citrus
Cunningham
Cured Owari citrus
Cured Owari
Curry Special citrus
Curry Special
Cutter citrus
Cutter
Dancy citrus
Dancy
Davis Seedless citrus
Davis Seedless
Dorthy Seedless citrus
Dorthy Seedless
Du Roi citrus
Du Roi
Dugat citrus
Dugat
Dugats Improved citrus
Dugats Improved
Duncan citrus
Duncan
Early Un-Shu citrus
Early Un-Shu
Ellen citrus
Ellen
Enterprise citrus
Enterprise
Etrog citrus
Etrog
Eureka citrus
Eureka
Excelsior Late citrus
Excelsior Late
Fairai Satsumas citrus
Fairai Satsumas
Fausta citrus
Fausta
Florida Improved citrus
Florida Improved
Florida Late citrus
Florida Late
Foster citrus
Foster
Francis Heiney citrus
Francis Heiney
Fresh Green citrus
Fresh Green
Fresh Yellow citrus
Fresh Yellow
Giant citrus
Giant
Gibson Girl citrus
Gibson Girl
Golden Buckeye citrus
Golden Buckeye
Golden Nugget citrus
Golden Nugget
Grapefruit Leaf citrus
Grapefruit Leaf
Hamlins Imp. Pineapple citrus
Hamlins Imp. Pineapple
Harts Late citrus
Harts Late
Harts Tardiff citrus
Harts Tardiff
Homosassa citrus
Homosassa
Ichang citrus
Ichang
Ikeda citrus
Ikeda
Imperial citrus
Imperial
Indian River citrus
Indian River
Inman citrus
Inman
Isle of Pines citrus
Isle of Pines
Jaffa citrus
Jaffa
Jairai citrus
Jairai
Joppa citrus
Joppa
Kennedy citrus
Kennedy
Key citrus
Key
King citrus
King
Lambss Lemon citrus
Lambss Lemon
Large St. Michael citrus
Large St. Michael
Lisbon citrus
Lisbon
Longs Everbearing citrus
Longs Everbearing
Lue Gim Gong citrus
Lue Gim Gong
Lyman citrus
Lyman
Magnum Bonum citrus
Magnum Bonum
Mahon Chaisee citrus
Mahon Chaisee
Majorca citrus
Majorca
Malta Blood citrus
Malta Blood
Maltese Blood citrus
Maltese Blood
Manurco citrus
Manurco
Marsh citrus
Marsh
Marsh Seedless citrus
Marsh Seedless
McCarty citrus
McCarty
Mediterranean Sweet citrus
Mediterranean Sweet
Meyer citrus
Meyer
Miami citrus
Miami
Moi Citron citrus
Moi Citron
Naranja Alotonilco citrus
Naranja Alotonilco
Naranja Chino citrus
Naranja Chino
Naranja Limus citrus
Naranja Limus
Natsumikan citrus
Natsumikan
Navel citrus
Navel
Navel Lemon citrus
Navel Lemon
Navelencia citrus
Navelencia
New citrus
New
No. 1474 citrus
No. 1474
No. 2 citrus
No. 2
No. 779 citrus
No. 779
Nonpareil citrus
Nonpareil
Orange Pomelo citrus
Orange Pomelo
Otaheita citrus
Otaheita
Otahiti citrus
Otahiti
Owari citrus
Owari
Owari Satsuma citrus
Owari Satsuma
Parson Brown citrus
Parson Brown
Patardia citrus
Patardia
Pernambuco citrus
Pernambuco
Perrine citrus
Perrine
Persian Lime citrus
Persian Lime
Pica citrus
Pica
Pineapple citrus
Pineapple
Pineapple Orange citrus
Pineapple Orange
Pink Fleshed citrus
Pink Fleshed
Pomelo citrus
Pomelo
Pomo d'Adams citrus
Pomo d'Adams
Ponderosa citrus
Ponderosa
Powells Honey citrus
Powells Honey
Rangpur citrus
Rangpur
Red Sweet citrus
Red Sweet
Rough citrus
Rough
Royal citrus
Royal
Sampson citrus
Sampson
Satsuma citrus
Satsuma
Schang Hybrid Pommelo citrus
Schang Hybrid Pommelo
Scrubs citrus
Scrubs
Selecta citrus
Selecta
Silas Gto citrus
Silas Gto
Silkrind citrus
Silkrind
Silver Cluster citrus
Silver Cluster
Silver Cluster Seedless citrus
Silver Cluster Seedless
Silverhill Satsuma citrus
Silverhill Satsuma
Sour x 2/3 citrus
Sour x 2/3
Sperryola citrus
Sperryola
Sport citrus
Sport
Standard citrus
Standard
Surprise citrus
Surprise
Tahita citrus
Tahita
Tahiti citrus
Tahiti
Temple citrus
Temple
Thompson citrus
Thompson
Thompson Improved citrus
Thompson Improved
Thompson Improved Navel citrus
Thompson Improved Navel
Thornton citrus
Thornton
Thornton No. 2 citrus
Thornton No. 2
Thornton No. 5 citrus
Thornton No. 5
To Yuzu citrus
To Yuzu
Towus citrus
Towus
Triumph citrus
Triumph
True Eureka citrus
True Eureka
Umatilla citrus
Umatilla
Un-Shu citrus
Un-Shu
Vairai citrus
Vairai
Valencia citrus
Valencia
Valencia late citrus
Valencia late
Variagated citrus
Variagated
Villa France citrus
Villa France
Walters citrus
Walters
Wase Satsuma citrus
Wase Satsuma
Washington Navel citrus
Washington Navel
Washington Navel; Maltese Blood; Paper Rind St. Michael citrus
Washington Navel; Maltese Blood; Paper Rind St. Michael
White Sweet citrus
White Sweet
Williams citrus
Williams
Young citrus
Young