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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Leigh Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Leigh Peach peach, painted 1873

Leigh 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 Iowa, Linn, Center Point, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLeigh
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originIowa, Linn, Center Point
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005876.

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