Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Maxine Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Maxine Peach peach, painted 1873

Maxine 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; California, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMaxine
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; California, Santa Clara, Palo Alto
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005651, POM00005652.

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