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Patten Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Patten Pear pear, painted 1875

Patten 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 Iowa, Story, Ames, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPatten
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originIowa, Story, Ames
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007050.

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