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Grosse Picarde Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Grosse Picarde Cherry cherry, painted 1860–1873

Grosse Picarde Cherry 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGrosse Picarde
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004654, POM00004655.

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