Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
October Seedling Peach
October Seedling 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 Virginia, Surry, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | October Seedling |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Surry |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005737.
