Peachs · USDA pomological watercolour
Yellow St. John Peach
Yellow St. John 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Yellow St. John |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus persica |
| Common fruit | Peach |
| Painted | 1872–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005911, POM00005912.
