Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Howell Pear
Howell Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Oregon, Jackson, Talent; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Pennsylvania, Dauphin, Harrisburg, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Howell |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Jackson, Talent; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Pennsylvania, Dauphin, Harrisburg; Maryland, Kent, Still Pond |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007026, POM00007027, POM00007028, POM00007030, POM00007320.
