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Early Charlotte Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Early Charlotte Peach peach, painted 1840

Early Charlotte 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 Oregon, Marion, Salem; California, Riverside, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEarly Charlotte
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originOregon, Marion, Salem; California, Riverside
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005351, POM00005352.

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