Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Dugats Improved Citrus
Dugats Improved 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 Texas, Bee, Beeville, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Dugats Improved |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Texas, Bee, Beeville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005811, POM00006481.
