An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts

Name: An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts
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ISBN: 9781454963530

US Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection

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Union Square & Co.
17 February 2026

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A kaleidoscopic celebration of the USDA's pomological collection, offering an engaging, biophilic meditation upon the sweetest of the earth's produce.

The United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection encompasses over 7,500 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.

Documenting the transformation of American pomology, the science of fruit breeding and production, and the horticultural innovations accountable for contemporary fruit cultivation and consumption, the USDA's collection offers fascinating anthropological and horticultural insights concerning the fruits we ecstatically devour, and why.

By: US Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection
Imprint: Union Square & Co.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 284mm, Width: 208mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 1.520kg
ISBN: 9781454963530
ISBN 10: 1454963530
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 17 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection is a collection of original watercolors, lithographs, and photographs documenting fruit and nut varieties developed by growers, including USDA plant explorers, around the turn of the 20th century. These technically accurate paintings were used to create lithographs illustrating USDA bulletins, yearbooks, and other series distributed to growers and gardeners across America. The artworks were created by approximately twenty-one artists commissioned by the USDA.