Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Columbia Strawberry
Columbia Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Tennessee, Gibson, Fruitland; Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Columbia |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Tennessee, Gibson, Fruitland; Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001176, POM00004288, POM00004289.
