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Downs Gold Medal Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Downs Gold Medal Peach peach, painted 1875

Downs Gold Medal 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 Washington, Yakima, Yakima, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDowns Gold Medal
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originWashington, Yakima, Yakima
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005340.

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