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Winfield Berry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Winfield Berry berry, painted 1840

Winfield Berry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Kansas, Cowley, Winfield, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWinfield
SpeciesRubus
Common fruitBerry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originKansas, Cowley, Winfield
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007274, POM00007280.

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