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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Beidler Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Beidler Strawberry strawberry, painted 1882

Beidler Strawberry 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 United States, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBeidler
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originUnited States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004104.

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