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Jewett Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Jewett Berry berry, painted 1838

Jewett 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 New York, Monroe, Clarkson, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarJewett
SpeciesRibes
Common fruitBerry
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originNew York, Monroe, Clarkson
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007152.

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