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Arkansas Lombard Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Arkansas Lombard Plum plum, painted 1860

Arkansas Lombard Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Texas, Lampasas; Texas, Denton, Pilot Point, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarArkansas Lombard
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originTexas, Lampasas; Texas, Denton, Pilot Point
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004740, POM00004741.

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