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Rodites Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rodites Grape grape, painted 1873

Rodites 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 California, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRodites
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originCalifornia
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007570.

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