Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Plums · USDA pomological watercolour

No. 50 Seedling Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the No. 50 Seedling Plum plum, painted c.1886–1942

No. 50 Seedling 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 California, Solano, Vacaville, painted by Thompson, Harriet L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNo. 50 Seedling
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Artist(s)Thompson, Harriet L.
Specimen originCalifornia, Solano, Vacaville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004833.

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