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Prinlew Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Prinlew Plum plum, painted 1860

Prinlew 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 Oregon, Multnomah, Portland, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPrinlew
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originOregon, Multnomah, Portland
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003956, POM00004076, POM00004077.

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