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Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Lamartine Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lamartine Pear pear, painted 1840–1873

Lamartine Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Ontario, Geneva; New York, New York, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLamartine
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva; New York, New York
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007109, POM00007110.

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