Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Starks Gold Plum
Starks Gold 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 Illinois, Lawrence, Sumner, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Starks Gold |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Illinois, Lawrence, Sumner |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004879.
