Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Enterprise Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Enterprise Citrus citrus, painted 1875

Enterprise 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 Florida, Volusia, Glenwood, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEnterprise
SpeciesCitrus sinensis
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originFlorida, Volusia, Glenwood
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005812, POM00006156.

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