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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Uneeda Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Uneeda Peach peach, painted 1873

Uneeda 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher). The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarUneeda
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher)
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005583.

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