Pomegranates · USDA pomological watercolour
Wonderful Pomegranate
Wonderful Pomegranate 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 Georgia, Marion, Putnam; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Shull, James Marion, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Wonderful |
|---|---|
| Species | Punica granatum |
| Common fruit | Pomegranate |
| Painted | 1860–1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Georgia, Marion, Putnam; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007463, POM00007516.
