Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour
Improved Wilson Strawberry
Improved Wilson 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 Florida, Putnam, Palatka. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Improved Wilson |
|---|---|
| Species | Fragaria |
| Common fruit | Strawberry |
| Specimen origin | Florida, Putnam, Palatka |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000052, POM00000053.
