Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Chinese Cling Peach

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

Chinese Cling 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Arkansas, Benton, Bentonville, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarChinese Cling
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Arkansas, Benton, Bentonville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005281, POM00005282.

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