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Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour

Wase Satsuma Citrus

Historical USDA watercolour of the Wase Satsuma Citrus citrus, painted 1875

Wase Satsuma 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 Japan, Hiroshima, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWase Satsuma
SpeciesCitrus unshiu
Common fruitCitrus
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originJapan, Hiroshima
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006331.

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