Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Longworth Strawberry
Longworth Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from United States; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Longworth |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | United States; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004319, POM00004320.
