Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Gansel Bergamotte Pear
Gansel Bergamotte 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 New York, Monroe, Rochester, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Gansel Bergamotte |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New York, Monroe, Rochester |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007006.
