Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Kelsey Plum
Kelsey 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 Florida, Manatee; Georgia, Sumter, Americus, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Kelsey |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Manatee; Georgia, Sumter, Americus |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004757, POM00004923, POM00004925.
