Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Mayflower Peach
Mayflower Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; North Carolina, Moore, Carthage, painted by Shull, James Marion, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Mayflower |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; North Carolina, Moore, Carthage; Georgia, Spalding, Experiment |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005657, POM00005658, POM00005659, POM00005660, POM00005661, POM00005679.
