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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Middlefield Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Middlefield Strawberry strawberry, painted 1840

Middlefield 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 Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMiddlefield
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, College Park
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004342.

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