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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Late Erris Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Late Erris Peach peach, painted c.1886–1942

Late Erris 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 Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLate Erris
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMassachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005865.

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