Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Beta Plum
Beta 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 Iowa, Scott, Davenport, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Beta |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Scott, Davenport |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004754.
