Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Key Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Key Citrus citrus, painted 1873

Key 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 Florida, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKey
SpeciesCitrus aurantiifolia
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originFlorida
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006358.

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