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Hards Black Grape

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

Hards Black Grape is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Georgia, Richmond, Hephzibah, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHards Black
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originGeorgia, Richmond, Hephzibah
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006223, POM00006224.

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