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Tragedy Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Tragedy Plum plum, painted 1873

Tragedy 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 California, Placer, Penryn, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTragedy
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originCalifornia, Placer, Penryn
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00005000.

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