Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Kennedy Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kennedy Citrus citrus, painted 1860

Kennedy 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 Texas, Cameron, Brownsville, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKennedy
SpeciesCitrus limon
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originTexas, Cameron, Brownsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006420.

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