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Stevens Late Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Stevens Late Peach peach, painted 1838

Stevens Late 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarStevens Late
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005991.

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