Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Baston Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Baston Peach peach, painted 1873

Baston 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 Georgia, Hancock, Mayfield, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBaston
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originGeorgia, Hancock, Mayfield
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005158.

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