Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
White Star Pear
White Star 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 Ohio, Miami, Tipp City, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | White Star |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Miami, Tipp City |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007207.
