Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Florida Late Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Florida Late Citrus citrus, painted 1860

Florida Late 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 Florida, Polk, Frostproof, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFlorida Late
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originFlorida, Polk, Frostproof
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006532, POM00006533.

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