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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Dorthy Seedless Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dorthy Seedless Citrus citrus, painted 1875

Dorthy Seedless 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 Florida, Polk, Winter Haven, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDorthy Seedless
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originFlorida, Polk, Winter Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006638.

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