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Montmorency Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Montmorency Cherry cherry, painted 1873–1875

Montmorency 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 New York, Ontario, Geneva; Michigan, Charlevoix, East Jordan, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMontmorency
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva; Michigan, Charlevoix, East Jordan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004688, POM00004689.

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