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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Cordoba Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cordoba Citrus citrus, painted 1840

Cordoba 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 Mexico, Mexico City, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCordoba
SpeciesCitrus sinensis
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMexico, Mexico City
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006154.

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