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Starks Early Elberta Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Starks Early Elberta Peach peach, painted 1873

Starks Early Elberta 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 Missouri, Pike, Louisiana, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarStarks Early Elberta
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMissouri, Pike, Louisiana
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005533.

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