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Portland Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Portland Grape grape, painted 1875

Portland 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPortland
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006308.

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