Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Magnolia Pear
Magnolia 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 Virginia, Newport News; Alabama, Madison, Huntsville, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Magnolia |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Newport News; Alabama, Madison, Huntsville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007129, POM00007130.
