Cherrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Late Napoleon Cherry
Late Napoleon Cherry 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 California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Late Napoleon |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus avium |
| Common fruit | Cherry |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004678.
