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Angelina Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Angelina Grape grape, painted 1860

Angelina Grape 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 California, Napa, Oakville, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAngelina
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, Napa, Oakville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005965.

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