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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Grapefruit Leaf Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Grapefruit Leaf Citrus citrus, painted 1872

Grapefruit Leaf 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGrapefruit Leaf
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006595.

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