Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Clara Cling Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Clara Cling Peach peach, painted c.1886–1942

Clara 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 Florida, Clay; Florida, Volusia, Lake Helen, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarClara Cling
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originFlorida, Clay; Florida, Volusia, Lake Helen
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005286, POM00005287.

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