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Merceron Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Merceron Grape grape, painted 1840

Merceron 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 Pennsylvania, Columbia, Catawissa, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMerceron
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originPennsylvania, Columbia, Catawissa
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006273.

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