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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Reed Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Reed Peach peach, painted 1860

Reed 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 Tennessee, Midway, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarReed
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originTennessee, Midway
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005427.

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