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Dayton Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dayton Plum plum, painted 1860–1882

Dayton 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, Denton, Pilot Point; Texas, Donley, Clarendon, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDayton
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1860–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originTexas, Denton, Pilot Point; Texas, Donley, Clarendon
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004777, POM00004778.

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