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Murdy Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Murdy Plum plum, painted c.1886–1942

Murdy 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMurdy
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004827.

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