Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Jaffa Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Jaffa Citrus citrus, painted 1872

Jaffa 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, Orange, Orlando, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarJaffa
SpeciesCitrus sinensis
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originFlorida, Orange, Orlando
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006321.

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