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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Kellogg Prize Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kellogg Prize Strawberry strawberry, painted 1860

Kellogg Prize 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, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKellogg Prize
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originVirginia, Prince Georges, College Park
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004308.

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