Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Crystal City Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Crystal City Strawberry strawberry, painted c.1886–1942

Crystal City 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 Delaware, Sussex, Laurel. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCrystal City
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Specimen originDelaware, Sussex, Laurel
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000051.

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