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Masters Roosevelt Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Masters Roosevelt Grape grape, painted 1873

Masters Roosevelt 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 Florida, Lake, Eustis, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMasters Roosevelt
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originFlorida, Lake, Eustis
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006271.

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