Pomological illustrations
Below are eight paintings of fruit from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, each paired
with a pen-and-ink botanical illustration drawn by noted botanical illustrator Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton.
Images are courtesy of the University of Arizona Herbarium and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.
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Vitis vinifera, Grape
Left: Amanda Almira Newton, 1908
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1979
Ceratonia siliqua, Carob
Left: Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1907
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1979
Olea europa, Olive
Left: Royal Charles Steadman, 1917
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1977
Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat
Left: Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1905
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1977
Prunus domestica, Plum
Left: Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1895
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1975
Carya illinoinensis, Pecan
Left: Ellen Isham Schutt, 1907
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1978
Malus domestica, Apple
Left: Ellen Isham Schutt, 1913
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1975
Prunus persica, Peach
Left: Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1893
Right: Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton, 1975
Images of pomological watercolors are courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection.
Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Images of pen-and-ink illustrations are courtesy of the University of Arizona Herbarium.