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Beclan Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Beclan Grape grape, painted 1882

Beclan Grape 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, Napa, Oakville, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBeclan
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originCalifornia, Napa, Oakville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006013.

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