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Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Minodzenii Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Minodzenii Persimmon persimmon, painted 1882

Minodzenii 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMinodzenii
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001081.

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