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Alton Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Alton Peach peach, painted 1873

Alton Peach 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAlton
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004898.

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