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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Nysson Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Nysson Peach peach, painted 1840

Nysson 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 Michigan, Allegan, Douglas, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNysson
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMichigan, Allegan, Douglas
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005734.

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