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Chasselas Rose De Falleaux Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Chasselas Rose De Falleaux Grape grape, painted 1860

Chasselas Rose De Falleaux 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, Yolo, Davis, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarChasselas Rose De Falleaux
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, Yolo, Davis
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006031.

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