Olives · USDA pomological watercolour
Manzanillo Olive
Manzanillo Olive is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Riverside, Lake Elsinore, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Manzanillo |
|---|---|
| Species | Olea europaea |
| Common fruit | Olive |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | California, Riverside, Lake Elsinore |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007355, POM00007404, POM00007406.
