Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Salter Strawberry

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

Salter 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 Louisiana, Ponchatoula. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSalter
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Specimen originLouisiana, Ponchatoula
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000071.

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