Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Halberta Peach
Halberta Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Shull, James Marion, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Halberta |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1872–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005442, POM00005443, POM00005970.
