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Rathbun Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rathbun Berry berry, painted 1840

Rathbun 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, Chautauqua, Smith Mills, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRathbun
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originNew York, Chautauqua, Smith Mills
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007266.

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