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Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Shipping King Strawberry

Historical USDA watercolour of the Shipping King Strawberry strawberry, painted 1873

Shipping King 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 Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarShipping King
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originMaryland, Prince Georges, College Park
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004399.

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