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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Bednar No. 2 Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bednar No. 2 Peach peach, painted 1860

Bednar No. 2 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 Iowa, Linn, Center Point, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBednar No. 2
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originIowa, Linn, Center Point
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005169.

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