Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Silver Cluster Seedless Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Silver Cluster Seedless Citrus citrus, painted 1873

Silver Cluster Seedless 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, Polk, Winter Haven, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSilver Cluster Seedless
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originFlorida, Polk, Winter Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000297.

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