Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Valencia Citrus
The Valencia is a sweet orange prized as a late-season juice variety, ripening after most other oranges have passed. Named for the Spanish region of Valencia though its exact origin is debated, it was propagated in nineteenth-century England and then planted widely in California and Florida, where it became the backbone of the orange-juice trade. USDA artists recorded it as commercial citrus expanded across the country.
| Cultivar | Valencia |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | South Africa; California, Los Angeles, Altadena; California, Riverside, Corona; California, Riverside, Riverside |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 25 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000260, POM00000261, POM00000262, POM00000263, POM00000265, POM00000268, POM00000269, POM00000289, POM00000290, POM00000291, POM00000292, POM00005980, POM00006494, POM00006495, POM00006496, POM00006497, POM00006498, POM00006525, POM00006527, POM00006600, POM00006601, POM00006665, POM00006673, POM00006674, POM00006746.
