Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

To Yuzu Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the To Yuzu Citrus citrus, painted 1873

To Yuzu Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Japan, Ikeda, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTo Yuzu
SpeciesCitrus grandis
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originJapan, Ikeda
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006375, POM00006376.

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