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Hickorys · USDA pomological watercolour

Claremont Hickory

Historical USDA watercolour of the Claremont Hickory hickory, painted 1882

Claremont Hickory 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 Georgia, Worth, Poulan, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarClaremont
SpeciesCarya illinoinensis
Common fruitHickory
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originGeorgia, Worth, Poulan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000138.

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