Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Starks Champion Peach
Starks Champion 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 Iowa, Polk, Des Moines, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Starks Champion |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Polk, Des Moines |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005534.
