Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Fresh Green Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fresh Green Citrus citrus, painted c.1886–1942

Fresh Green 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFresh Green
SpeciesCitrus limon
Common fruitCitrus
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005909.

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