Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

White Sweet Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the White Sweet Citrus citrus, painted 1873

White Sweet 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, Tulare, Exeter, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWhite Sweet
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originCalifornia, Tulare, Exeter
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001108.

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