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Memory Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Memory Grape grape, painted 1882

Memory 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 North Carolina, Columbus, Whiteville, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMemory
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Columbus, Whiteville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006349.

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