Olives · USDA pomological watercolour
Mission Olive
Mission Olive is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Tulare, Porterville; California, San Diego, National City; California, Riverside, Lake Elsinore, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Mission |
|---|---|
| Species | Olea europaea |
| Common fruit | Olive |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | California, Tulare, Porterville; California, San Diego, National City; California, Riverside, Lake Elsinore |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007407, POM00007409, POM00007410, POM00007412.
