Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Variagated Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Variagated Citrus citrus, painted 1860

Variagated 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, Pasadena, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarVariagated
SpeciesCitrus limon
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, Los Angeles, Pasadena
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006429.

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