Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

December Free Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the December Free Peach peach, painted c.1886–1942

December 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 Arizona, Maricopa, Phoenix, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDecember Free
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originArizona, Maricopa, Phoenix
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005318.

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