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First Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the First Plum plum, painted 1882

First Plum 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 Texas, Kaufman, Terrell, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFirst
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originTexas, Kaufman, Terrell
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004501.

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