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Marlboro Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Marlboro Berry berry, painted 1860

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

CultivarMarlboro
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
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: POM00007222.

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