Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour

Lone Star Persimmon

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lone Star Persimmon persimmon, painted 1860–1882

Lone Star Persimmon is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Texas, McLennan, Waco, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLone Star
SpeciesDiospyros
Common fruitPersimmon
Painted1860–1882
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originTexas, McLennan, Waco
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001077, POM00003830.

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