Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Flaming Delicious Plum
Flaming Delicious 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, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Flaming Delicious |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004502.
