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Beltvina Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Beltvina Grape grape, painted 1873

Beltvina 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 Arkansas, Franklin, Altus, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBeltvina
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originArkansas, Franklin, Altus
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006018.

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