Plums · USDA pomological watercolour
Sophie Plum
Sophie 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 North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh; Maryland, Caroline, Denton, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sophie |
|---|---|
| Species | Prunus domestica |
| Common fruit | Plum |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | North Carolina, Wake, Raleigh; Maryland, Caroline, Denton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00005115, POM00005116.
