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Vinson Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Vinson Pear pear, painted 1875

Vinson 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 Massachusetts, Norfolk, Weymouth, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarVinson
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originMassachusetts, Norfolk, Weymouth
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007058.

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