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An Illustrated Catalog of American Fruits & Nuts

I loved looking paging through this book of watercolor illustrations. It’s a beautiful book! The illustrations were all commissioned by the USDA between 1886 and 1942, before color photography was widespread.

The history of fruit cultivation in the United States is also really interesting. Blueberries weren’t cultivated and sold until the early 1900s.