Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Hickorys · USDA pomological watercolour

Farley Hickory

Historical USDA watercolour of the Farley Hickory hickory, painted 1875

Farley Hickory 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 Florida, Jackson, Marianna, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFarley
SpeciesCarya
Common fruitHickory
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originFlorida, Jackson, Marianna
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000140.

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