Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Alpha Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Alpha Strawberry strawberry, painted c.1886–1942

Alpha Strawberry 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 Michigan, Allegan, Douglas, painted by Müller, Frank. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAlpha
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Artist(s)Müller, Frank
Specimen originMichigan, Allegan, Douglas
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004067.

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