Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Towus Citrus
Towus 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 Cuba, Havana, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Towus |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus paradisi |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Cuba, Havana |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001104.
