Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Strawberrys · USDA pomological watercolour

Stevens Strawberry

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

Stevens 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 Alabama, Mobile, Mobile. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarStevens
SpeciesFragaria
Common fruitStrawberry
Specimen originAlabama, Mobile, Mobile
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000073.

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