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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Lyman Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lyman Citrus citrus, painted 1840

Lyman 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, Lake, Conant, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLyman
SpeciesCitrus medica
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFlorida, Lake, Conant
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006442.

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