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Iceberg Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Iceberg Berry berry, painted c.1886–1942

Iceberg Berry 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 Delaware, Sussex, Bridgeville, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarIceberg
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originDelaware, Sussex, Bridgeville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007348.

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