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Pomegranates · USDA pomological watercolour

Sweet Green Skinned Pomegranate

Historical USDA watercolour of the Sweet Green Skinned Pomegranate pomegranate, painted 1882

Sweet Green Skinned Pomegranate 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 Georgia, Marion, Putnam, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSweet Green Skinned
SpeciesPunica granatum
Common fruitPomegranate
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originGeorgia, Marion, Putnam
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007500.

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