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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Corsican Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Corsican Citrus citrus, painted 1840

Corsican Citrus 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 California, Butte, Oroville, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCorsican
SpeciesCitrus limon
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originCalifornia, Butte, Oroville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000853.

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