Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Triumph Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Triumph Citrus citrus, painted c.1886–1942

Triumph 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, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTriumph
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originCalifornia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001105.

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