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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Thornton No. 2 Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Thornton No. 2 Citrus citrus, painted 1840

Thornton No. 2 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, Orange, Orlando, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarThornton No. 2
SpeciesCitrus paradisi
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFlorida, Orange, Orlando
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006617.

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