Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Un-Shu Citrus
Un-Shu 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 Japan; Japan, Ikeda, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Un-Shu |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus sinensis |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Japan; Japan, Ikeda |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000868, POM00001113, POM00006491.
