Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Sport Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Sport Citrus citrus, painted 1860

Sport 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 California, San Bernardino, Cucamonga, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSport
SpeciesCitrus limon
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, San Bernardino, Cucamonga
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006428.

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