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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Godbeys Seedless Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Godbeys Seedless Persimmon persimmon, painted 1840–1873

Godbeys Seedless Persimmon is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Alachua, Waldo; California, Butte, Chico, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGodbeys Seedless
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originFlorida, Alachua, Waldo; California, Butte, Chico
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001223, POM00001224.

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