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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Persian Lime Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Persian Lime Citrus citrus, painted 1882

Persian Lime 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, Lake, Eustis, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPersian Lime
SpeciesCitrus aurantiifolia
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originFlorida, Lake, Eustis
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007584.

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