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Gueii Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Gueii Plum plum, painted 1873

Gueii 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher). The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGueii
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1873
Artist(s)Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher)
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004902.

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