Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Perfection Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Perfection Peach peach, painted 1882

Perfection 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, Arlington, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPerfection
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005137.

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