Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Early Rose Peach
Early Rose 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; Georgia, Peach, Fort Valley, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early Rose |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Georgia, Peach, Fort Valley |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005368, POM00005369.
