Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Downing Bride Strawberry
Downing Bride 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Downing Bride |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004145.
