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Mangos · USDA pomological watercolour

Fernandez Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fernandez Mango mango, painted 1872–1873

Fernandez Mango 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 Florida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFernandez
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1872–1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Shull, James Marion
Specimen originFlorida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004346, POM00004457.

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