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Ohmer Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ohmer Berry berry, painted 1875

Ohmer 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarOhmer
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, College Park
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007265.

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