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Riga Cherry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Riga Cherry cherry, painted c.1886–1942

Riga 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 Thompson, Harriet L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRiga
SpeciesPrunus avium
Common fruitCherry
Artist(s)Thompson, Harriet L.
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004693.

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