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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Harris Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Harris Persimmon persimmon, painted 1882

Harris 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 Louisiana, Jennings, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHarris
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originLouisiana, Jennings
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001329.

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