Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Pineapple Citrus
Pineapple Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Sumter, Wildwood; Florida, Brevard, Merritt Island; Florida, Lake, Conant, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pineapple |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Sumter, Wildwood; Florida, Brevard, Merritt Island; Florida, Lake, Conant; Florida, Manatee |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006318, POM00006319, POM00006320, POM00006322, POM00006324, POM00006749.
