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Tatge Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Tatge Plum plum, painted 1840

Tatge 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 Iowa, Benton, Belle Plaine; Iowa, Cass, Atlantic, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTatge
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originIowa, Benton, Belle Plaine; Iowa, Cass, Atlantic
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004994, POM00004995.

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