Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Bessie Strawberry
Bessie 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 Alabama, Mobile, Grand Bay. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bessie |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Specimen origin | Alabama, Mobile, Grand Bay |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000059.
