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Persica Nectarine Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Persica Nectarine Peach peach, painted 1875

Persica Nectarine 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 Texas, Smith, Troup, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPersica Nectarine
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originTexas, Smith, Troup
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005708.

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