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Lent Golden Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lent Golden Peach peach, painted 1875

Lent Golden 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 Florida, Lake, Sorrento, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLent Golden
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originFlorida, Lake, Sorrento
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005880.

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