Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Persia Peach
Persia Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from United States; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Persia |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1882 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | United States; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005138, POM00005139.
