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San Jacinto Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the San Jacinto Grape grape, painted 1840–1873

San Jacinto Grape is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Texas, Grayson, Denison, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSan Jacinto
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originTexas, Grayson, Denison
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006076, POM00006077.

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