Citrus limon - Eureka
1910
Yikes, this isn't your average sunny lemon! Painted by Elsie E. Lower in 1910, this detailed watercolor documents a rather nasty case of 'Soft Brown Rot' on a Eureka lemon from the Corona Lemon Co. in California. The top fruit shows the ugly brown decay spreading across the yellow skin, while the bottom cross-section reveals the gray, moldy interior. These illustrations were part of a massive USDA project to help farmers identify crop diseases before color photography was reliable.
- Technique
- Watercolor
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