Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Mountain Rareripe Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Mountain Rareripe Peach peach, painted 1840–1873

Mountain Rareripe 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 Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMountain Rareripe
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMissouri, Pike, Louisiana; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005686, POM00005687.

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