Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Pomelo Citrus
Pomelo 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; Florida, Orange, Orlando; United States, painted by Shull, James Marion, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pomelo |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus paradisi |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1872–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Florida; Florida, Orange, Orlando; United States |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006557, POM00006558, POM00006560, POM00006562, POM00006563, POM00006724.
