Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Nicanor Strawberry

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

Nicanor 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 Texas, Galveston, La Marque. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNicanor
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Specimen originTexas, Galveston, La Marque
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000065.

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