print email comment close USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collectionsguide/mssindex/pomology/ Description: Find approximately 175 images of fruit watercolors from the collections of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Library. The "USDA established the Division of Pomology in 1886. ... An important focus of the division was to publish illustrated accounts of new varieties." Includes illustrations of apples, pears, berries, and other fruit varieties. Browsable. Publisher: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Library Library of Congress Subject Headings: Botanical illustration Fruit LII Database Information: Record 4575 created by Jennifer English on 09/29/2003 Last modification on 04/24/2006 Published: 09/29/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4575