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Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Easter Bergamot Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Easter Bergamot Pear pear, painted c.1886–1942

Easter Bergamot Pear 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 New York, Monroe, Rochester. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEaster Bergamot
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Specimen originNew York, Monroe, Rochester
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006977.

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