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White Southern Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the White Southern Grape grape, painted 1860

White Southern 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 Virginia, Shenandoah, New Market, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWhite Southern
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originVirginia, Shenandoah, New Market
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006337.

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