Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Captain Ede Peach
Captain Ede 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 Iowa, Iowa, Williamsburg; Illinois, Madison, Alton, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Captain Ede |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Iowa, Williamsburg; Illinois, Madison, Alton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005220, POM00005221.
