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Marais des Cygnes Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Marais des Cygnes Plum plum, painted 1840

Marais des Cygnes 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 Indiana, Clinton, Colfax, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMarais des Cygnes
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originIndiana, Clinton, Colfax
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004947.

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