Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Hickorys · USDA pomological watercolour

Delmas Hickory

Historical USDA watercolour of the Delmas Hickory hickory, painted c.1886–1942

Delmas 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 Mississippi, Jackson, Pascagoula, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDelmas
SpeciesCarya
Common fruitHickory
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMississippi, Jackson, Pascagoula
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000139.

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