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McRea Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the McRea Plum plum, painted 1873

McRea 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, Hidalgo, Donna, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMcRea
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originTexas, Hidalgo, Donna
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004955.

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