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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Among Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Among Persimmon persimmon, painted 1838

Among Persimmon 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 Florida, Lake, Eustis, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAmong
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originFlorida, Lake, Eustis
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003832.

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