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Frysinger Late Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Frysinger Late Peach peach, painted 1838

Frysinger Late Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, York, York, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFrysinger Late
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originPennsylvania, York, York
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005093.

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