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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Peach Sport Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Peach Sport Peach peach, painted 1873

Peach Sport 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 Connecticut, Hartford, South Glastonbury, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPeach Sport
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originConnecticut, Hartford, South Glastonbury
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005895.

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