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Beclan Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Beclan Grape grape, painted 1882

Beclan is a heritage grape cultivar from France. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1882), painted by Elsie E. b. Lower, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarBeclan
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originCalifornia, Napa, Oakville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006013.

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