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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Early Un-Shu Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Early Un-Shu Citrus citrus, painted 1840

Early Un-Shu 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, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEarly Un-Shu
SpeciesCitrus sinensis
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006493.

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