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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Riehls Perfection Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Riehls Perfection Strawberry strawberry, painted 1873

Riehls Perfection 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 Illinois, Madison, Alton, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRiehls Perfection
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originIllinois, Madison, Alton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003953.

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