Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Rochester Peach
Rochester Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Monroe, Brighton, painted by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Rochester |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Monroe, Brighton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005900, POM00005901, POM00005902, POM00005903.
