Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Thompson Improved Navel Citrus
Thompson Improved Navel Citrus is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Thompson Improved Navel |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006487, POM00006488, POM00006489.
