Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Seminole Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Seminole Peach peach, painted 1838

Seminole 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 Florida, Lake, Conant, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSeminole
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originFlorida, Lake, Conant
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005976.

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