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Alexander Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Alexander Plum plum, painted 1873

Alexander Plum 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, Beltsville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAlexander
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004729.

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