Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Eureka Strawberry
Eureka Strawberry is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; New York, Orange, Mountainville, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Eureka |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; New York, Orange, Mountainville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004024, POM00004025.
