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Plums · USDA pomological watercolour

Prize Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Prize Plum plum, painted 1860

Prize Plum 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 California, Solano, Vacaville, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPrize
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCalifornia, Solano, Vacaville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004970, POM00004971.

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