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Mountain Berry

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

Mountain 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 Wisconsin, Waukesha, Pewaukee, painted by Müller, Frank. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMountain
SpeciesRibes
Common fruitBerry
Artist(s)Müller, Frank
Specimen originWisconsin, Waukesha, Pewaukee
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007154.

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