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Quinces · USDA pomological watercolour

Fuller Quince

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fuller Quince quince, painted c.1886–1942

Fuller 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 New York, New York, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFuller
SpeciesCydonia oblonga
Common fruitQuince
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew York, New York
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001288.

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