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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Cooper Seedless Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cooper Seedless Citrus citrus, painted 1860

Cooper Seedless Citrus 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 California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCooper Seedless
SpeciesCitrus sinensis
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006153.

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