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Black Ferrara Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Black Ferrara Grape grape, painted 1840

Black Ferrara 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 North Carolina, Moore, Manly, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBlack Ferrara
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Moore, Manly
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006019.

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