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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Lambss Lemon Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lambss Lemon Citrus citrus, painted 1873

Lambss Lemon 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 United States, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLambss Lemon
SpeciesCitrus limon
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originUnited States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006421.

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