Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Maltese Blood Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Maltese Blood Citrus citrus, painted c.1886–1942

Maltese Blood 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, Putnam, Federal Point. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMaltese Blood
SpeciesCitrus
Common fruitCitrus
Specimen originFlorida, Putnam, Federal Point
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000087.

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