Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Pond Plum
Pond 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 Colorado, Larimer, Fort Collins; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Fishers Ferry, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pond |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Colorado, Larimer, Fort Collins; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Fishers Ferry |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004965, POM00004966, POM00004967.
