Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Phillip Horton Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Phillip Horton Peach peach, painted 1840–1873

Phillip Horton 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 Texas, Smith, Arp; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPhillip Horton
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originTexas, Smith, Arp; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005140, POM00005141.

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