Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Mammoth Heath Peach
Mammoth Heath 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, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Mammoth Heath |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005633, POM00005634.
