Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Lord Palmerston Peach
Lord Palmerston Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Delaware, Sussex, Seaford, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lord Palmerston |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Delaware, Sussex, Seaford |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005436, POM00005619.
