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President Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the President Plum plum, painted 1840–1873

President Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Sutter, Yuba City; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPresident
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originCalifornia, Sutter, Yuba City; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004072, POM00004073.

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