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Pomegranates · USDA pomological watercolour

Sacotons Pomegranate

Historical USDA watercolour of the Sacotons Pomegranate pomegranate, painted 1875

Sacotons Pomegranate 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, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSacotons
SpeciesPunica granatum
Common fruitPomegranate
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007506.

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