Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Canton Citrus
Canton Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from China, Shanghai, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Canton |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | China, Shanghai |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001116, POM00006149, POM00006150, POM00006151.
