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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Schang Hybrid Pommelo Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Schang Hybrid Pommelo Citrus citrus, painted 1873

Schang Hybrid Pommelo 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 Alabama, Baldwin, Silverhill, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSchang Hybrid Pommelo
SpeciesCitrus grandis
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originAlabama, Baldwin, Silverhill
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006374.

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