Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Epsey Strawberry
Epsey 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 Ohio, Summit, Cuyahoga Falls, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Epsey |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Summit, Cuyahoga Falls |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004023.
