Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Grapes · USDA pomological watercolour

Rogers No. 5 Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rogers No. 5 Grape grape, painted c.1886–1942

Rogers No. 5 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRogers No. 5
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006133.

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