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Gros. Verdot Grape

Historical USDA watercolour of the Gros. Verdot Grape grape, painted 1882

Gros. Verdot is a heritage grape cultivar from France, Gironde. 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.

CultivarGros. Verdot
SpeciesVitis
Common fruitGrape
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006222.

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