Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Etrog Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Etrog Citrus citrus, painted 1860

Etrog Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Greece, Corfu, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEtrog
SpeciesCitrus limon
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originGreece, Corfu
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001017, POM00007575.

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