Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Hale Plum
Hale Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove, painted by Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Hale |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840–1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004903, POM00004904, POM00004905.
