Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Lemon Cling Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lemon Cling Peach peach, painted 1873

Lemon Cling 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 Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLemon Cling
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005877, POM00005878.

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