Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Ray Peach
Ray Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Texas, Grayson, Denison, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ray |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Texas, Grayson, Denison |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005416, POM00005417, POM00005418, POM00005419, POM00005420.
