Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Mary Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Mary Strawberry strawberry, painted 1882

Mary 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 New Jersey, Essex, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMary
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originNew Jersey, Essex
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004333.

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