Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Golden Queen Plum
Golden Queen 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 Maryland, Caroline, Denton; Iowa, Linn, Cedar Rapids, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Golden Queen |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Caroline, Denton; Iowa, Linn, Cedar Rapids |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004807, POM00007555.
