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Napolitana Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Napolitana Cherry cherry, painted 1875

Napolitana 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 Virginia, Arlington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNapolitana
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003654.

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