Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Yellow Hiley Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Yellow Hiley Peach peach, painted 1875

Yellow Hiley Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Georgia, Peach, Fort Valley, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarYellow Hiley
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originGeorgia, Peach, Fort Valley
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005927, POM00005928.

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