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Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Clairgeau x Howell Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Clairgeau x Howell Pear pear, painted 1873

Clairgeau x Howell Pear 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 Pennsylvania, Dauphin, Harrisburg, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarClairgeau x Howell
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originPennsylvania, Dauphin, Harrisburg
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006786.

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