Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Chinese Citrus
Chinese Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, San Francisco, San Francisco; Arizona, Pima, Tucson, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Chinese |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus grandis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, San Francisco, San Francisco; Arizona, Pima, Tucson |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006363, POM00006364, POM00006367, POM00006368.
