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Reliance Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Reliance Plum plum, painted 1873

Reliance 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 New Jersey, Hunterdon, Sergeantsville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarReliance
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originNew Jersey, Hunterdon, Sergeantsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004991.

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