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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Heritage Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Heritage Strawberry strawberry, painted 1873

Heritage 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 New Jersey, Burlington, Marlton, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHeritage
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originNew Jersey, Burlington, Marlton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004295.

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