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cultivars

 Subject
Subject Source: Nalt
Scope Note: A contraction of "cultivated variety." It refers to a plant type within a particular cultivated species that is distinguished by 1 or more characters.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0184
Content Description The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection contains approximately 7,000 watercolor paintings of fruit and nut specimens received by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from growers and plant explorers. The paintings were created by artists employed by the USDA Division of Pomology from 1888 to the 1930s. Credit information was written by the artist on each watercolor, and typically includes the name of the property owner, county, city, and state or country where the specimen was grown. Many...
Dates: 1888-1939
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections