Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Wooster Peach
Wooster Peach is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Allegheny; Pennsylvania, Washington, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Wooster |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Allegheny; Pennsylvania, Washington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005837, POM00005838.
