Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Peento Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Peento Peach peach, painted 1840–1882

Peento Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Florida, Hillsborough, Tampa; United States, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPeento
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Florida, Hillsborough, Tampa; United States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005057, POM00005058, POM00005059.

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