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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Ridgway Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ridgway Strawberry strawberry, painted 1860

Ridgway 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRidgway
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003955.

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