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Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Bennett Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bennett Mango mango, painted 1872

Bennett Mango 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, Dade, Miami, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBennett
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originFlorida, Dade, Miami
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004458.

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