Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Rivers Peach
Early Rivers 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 Maryland, Anne Arundel; Delaware, Sussex, Seaford, painted by Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Rivers |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1840–1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Anne Arundel; Delaware, Sussex, Seaford |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005365, POM00005366.
