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Johnsons Nameless Winter Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Johnsons Nameless Winter Pear pear, painted 1840

Johnsons Nameless Winter 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 Utah, Utah, Provo, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarJohnsons Nameless Winter
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originUtah, Utah, Provo
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007033.

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