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Early Wheeler Cling Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Early Wheeler Cling Peach peach, painted 1840

Early Wheeler 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 Texas, Collin, McKinney, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEarly Wheeler Cling
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originTexas, Collin, McKinney
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005217, POM00005218.

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