Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Flemish Beauty & Louise Bonne Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Flemish Beauty & Louise Bonne Pear pear, painted c.1886–1942

Flemish Beauty & Louise Bonne 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. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFlemish Beauty & Louise Bonne
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007298.

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