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Late Elberta Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Late Elberta Peach peach, painted 1840–1875

Late Elberta Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Oklahoma, Hughes, Wetumka; Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLate Elberta
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originOklahoma, Hughes, Wetumka; Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005862, POM00005863, POM00005864.

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