Citrus limon 5
1911
Ellen Isham Schutt captured the quirky reality of this "Little Brown Moulle" lemon in 1911, showing both its speckled, brown-topped exterior and juicy interior. As one of the USDA's premier botanical illustrators, she painted thousands of fruit varieties to help farmers identify the best crops. This watercolor isn't just pretty; it's a vital agricultural record from a time when the government was seriously documenting every citrus variety in America. You can even see her signature and the exact dates she worked on it in July 1911!
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