Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Bates Plum
Bates 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 South Carolina, Aiken, Jackson, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bates |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | South Carolina, Aiken, Jackson |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004748.
