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Djare Diva Quince

Historical USDA watercolour of the Djare Diva Quince quince, painted 1840

Djare Diva Quince 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 France, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDjare Diva
SpeciesCydonia oblonga
Common fruitQuince
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFrance
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006952.

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