Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Hood Pear
Hood 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 Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Hood |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Georgia, Chatham, Savannah |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007025.
