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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Phillips No. 1 Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Phillips No. 1 Strawberry strawberry, painted c.1886–1942

Phillips No. 1 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 Indiana, Clay, Staunton. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPhillips No. 1
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Specimen originIndiana, Clay, Staunton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000069.

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