Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Van Fleet Pear
Van Fleet 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 Georgia, Lee, Philema, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Van Fleet |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Georgia, Lee, Philema |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007089.
