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Manito Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Manito Grape grape, painted 1875

Manito 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, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarManito
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006269.

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