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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Kentucky Strawberry

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

Kentucky 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKentucky
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004309.

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