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Lorentz Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lorentz Peach peach, painted 1840

Lorentz 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; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLorentz
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005620, POM00005621.

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