Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Champion Peach
Champion Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 8 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; North Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Champion |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; North Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville; Tennessee, Claiborne, New Tazewell |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 8 |
All 8 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005266, POM00005267, POM00005268, POM00005269, POM00005270, POM00005271, POM00005272, POM00006119.
