Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Garber Pear
Garber Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Anne Arundel; New Jersey, Burlington, Moorestown; Florida, Jefferson, Monticello, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Garber |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Anne Arundel; New Jersey, Burlington, Moorestown; Florida, Jefferson, Monticello; New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007009, POM00007010, POM00007011, POM00007012.
