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Takayo Black Land Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Takayo Black Land Grape grape, painted 1873

Takayo Black Land 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, San Joaquin, Lodi, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTakayo Black Land
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originCalifornia, San Joaquin, Lodi
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005817.

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