Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Banner Free Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Banner Free Peach peach, painted 1882

Banner Free Peach 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBanner Free
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005164.

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