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Mackinan Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Mackinan Plum plum, painted 1875

Mackinan 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 Michigan, Luce, McMillan, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMackinan
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originMichigan, Luce, McMillan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004943.

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