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Ethel No. 33 Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ethel No. 33 Peach peach, painted 1882

Ethel No. 33 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 Indiana, Jennings, North Vernon, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEthel No. 33
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originIndiana, Jennings, North Vernon
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005375.

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