Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Temple Citrus
Temple Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Brevard, Merritt Island; Florida, Orange, Winter Park, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Temple |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Brevard, Merritt Island; Florida, Orange, Winter Park |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000296, POM00006482, POM00006483, POM00006484.
