An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts
An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts
An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts

An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts

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The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses 7,497 botanical watercolor paintings of evolving fruit and nut varieties, alongside specimens introduced by USDA plant explorers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Assembled between 1886 and 1942, the collection's remarkable, botanically accurate watercolors were executed by some 21 professional artists (including nine women). Authored largely before the widespread application of photography, the watercolors were intended to aid accurate identification and examination of fruit varietals, for the nation’s fruit growers.