Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Norton Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Norton Peach peach, painted 1873

Norton 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 Kansas, Saline, Salina, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNorton
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originKansas, Saline, Salina
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005722.

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