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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Omega Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Omega Strawberry strawberry, painted 1838

Omega 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, Cumberland, Bridgeton, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarOmega
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originNew Jersey, Cumberland, Bridgeton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004364.

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