Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Babcock Peach
Babcock 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 California, San Bernardino, Ontario, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Babcock |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | California, San Bernardino, Ontario |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005067.
