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Pears · USDA pomological watercolour

Maynard Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Maynard Pear pear, painted 1873

Maynard 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 Maryland, Caroline, Denton, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMaynard
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originMaryland, Caroline, Denton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007131.

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