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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Peregrine Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Peregrine Peach peach, painted 1873

Peregrine 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 California, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPeregrine
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originCalifornia, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005136.

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