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Meta Hillje Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Meta Hillje Persimmon persimmon, painted 1873

Meta Hillje 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, Brazoria, Alvin, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMeta Hillje
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originTexas, Brazoria, Alvin
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001078.

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