Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Greensboro Peach
Greensboro Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia, Bedford, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Greensboro |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1872–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia, Bedford; Georgia, Peach, Fort Valley |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005408, POM00005409, POM00005410, POM00005411, POM00005437, POM00005438.
