Berrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Black Pearl Berry
Black Pearl Berry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Kansas, Wyandotte, Kansas City; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Black Pearl |
|---|---|
| Species | Rubus |
| Common fruit | Berry |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Kansas, Wyandotte, Kansas City; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007239, POM00007240.
