Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Buffum Pear
Buffum Pear 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Buffum |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006678, POM00006679.
