Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
No. 779 Citrus
No. 779 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, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | No. 779 |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006446.
