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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Skinner Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Skinner Peach peach, painted 1875

Skinner 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 Georgia, Richmond, Augusta, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSkinner
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originGeorgia, Richmond, Augusta
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005949.

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