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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Josephine Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Josephine Persimmon persimmon, painted 1860

Josephine 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 Texas, Grayson, Denison, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarJosephine
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originTexas, Grayson, Denison
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001331.

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