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Reine Hortense Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Reine Hortense Cherry cherry, painted 1873

Reine Hortense 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 New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarReine Hortense
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004692.

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