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McPike Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the McPike Grape grape, painted 1840

McPike 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 Illinois, Madison, Alton, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMcPike
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originIllinois, Madison, Alton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006345.

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