Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Bonanza 4031 Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bonanza 4031 Peach peach, painted 1873–1882

Bonanza 4031 Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBonanza 4031
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005186, POM00005187.

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