Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Bayly Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bayly Citrus citrus, painted 1840

Bayly Citrus 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 Florida, Hillsborough, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBayly
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFlorida, Hillsborough
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006625, POM00006626.

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