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Hickorys · USDA pomological watercolour

Teche Hickory

Historical USDA watercolour of the Teche Hickory hickory, painted 1873

Teche 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 Georgia, Grady, Cairo, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTeche
SpeciesCarya
Common fruitHickory
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originGeorgia, Grady, Cairo
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001023.

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