Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Hiley Peach
Hiley Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 12 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Georgia, Peach, Fort Valley; Georgia, Hancock, Mayfield, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Hiley |
|---|---|
| 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; Georgia, Peach, Fort Valley; Georgia, Hancock, Mayfield; West Virginia, Morgan, Sleepy Creek |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 12 |
All 12 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005468, POM00005469, POM00005470, POM00005471, POM00005472, POM00005473, POM00005474, POM00005475, POM00005476, POM00005477, POM00005478, POM00006110.
