Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Chalco Plum
Chalco 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 California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Chalco |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004854, POM00004855.
