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Hartford Prolific Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hartford Prolific Grape grape, painted 1838

Hartford Prolific 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 Tennessee, Bradley, Cleveland, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHartford Prolific
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originTennessee, Bradley, Cleveland
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007569.

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