Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Smock Peach
Smock Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Washington, Hancock; Ohio, Ottawa, Port Clinton, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Smock |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Washington, Hancock; Ohio, Ottawa, Port Clinton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005526, POM00005527, POM00005994.
