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Kieth Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kieth Plum plum, painted c.1886–1942

Kieth 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 Wisconsin, Dane, Madison, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKieth
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originWisconsin, Dane, Madison
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004926.

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