Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Lisbon Citrus
Lisbon Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Riverside, Corona; California, San Diego, Bonita, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lisbon |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus limon |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | California, Riverside, Corona; California, San Diego, Bonita |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006422, POM00006423, POM00006877, POM00007448.
