Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Reeder Pear
Reeder Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Monroe, Rochester; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Reeder |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | New York, Monroe, Rochester; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; New York, Ontario, Geneva |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007074, POM00007075, POM00007076, POM00007077, POM00007078.
