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Camalia Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Camalia Peach peach, painted 1840

Camalia 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 North Carolina, Moore, Southern Pines, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCamalia
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Moore, Southern Pines
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005207.

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