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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

McKinley Strawberry

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

McKinley 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 North Carolina, Duplin, Bowdens. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMcKinley
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Duplin, Bowdens
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004338.

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