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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Hodgin Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hodgin Peach peach, painted 1860

Hodgin 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 North Carolina, Harnett, Spout Springs, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHodgin
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Harnett, Spout Springs
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005760.

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