Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Bower Strawberry

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

Bower 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 Missouri, Barry, Monett, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBower
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMissouri, Barry, Monett
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004242.

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