Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Berenice Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Berenice Peach peach, painted 1840–1873

Berenice Peach 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 Georgia, Hancock, Mayfield; Georgia, Richmond, Augusta, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBerenice
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originGeorgia, Hancock, Mayfield; Georgia, Richmond, Augusta
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005181, POM00005182.

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