Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Shiro Plum
Shiro Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Adams, Floradale; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Shiro |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Adams, Floradale; California, Sonoma, Santa Rosa; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005020, POM00005021, POM00005022.
