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Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour

Triumph Peach

Historical USDA watercolour of the Triumph Peach peach, painted 1840–1873

Triumph 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 Georgia, Spalding; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Colorado, Mesa, Grand Junction, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTriumph
SpeciesPrunus persica
Common fruitPeach
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion
Specimen originGeorgia, Spalding; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville; Colorado, Mesa, Grand Junction
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates4

All 4 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001853, POM00005575, POM00005795, POM00006060.

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