Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Quetta Peach
Quetta Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Yuba, Marysville; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Quetta |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1872–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | California, Yuba, Marysville; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005704, POM00005719, POM00005720, POM00005721.
