Fruit that looks as real as the pomegranates in the produce section of Whole Foods Market. Imagery from the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolors Collection. Wishing I had happened upon these but I got the idea from an Instagram post by @thewatercolourworld

Cherries. Prunus avium: Cerise de Montmorency. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. June 13th and 17th, 1910. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287814270007426

Apple: Malus domestica: Bertha. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. August 31st 1908 and October 30th, 1908. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287849410007426

Blackberries: Rubus: Lawton. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Undated, by 1911. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287861950007426

Orange: Citrus sinensis: Nonpareil. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Undated, by 1911. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287786930007426

Plums: Prunus domestica: Mason. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. June 8, 1903. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287817190007426

Sweetsop: Annona squamosa: Sweet Sop. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. October 22, 1892. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287663670007426

Grapes: Vitis: Empire State. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. August 25, 1905. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287738310007426

Citrus: Calamondian Orange: Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. January 13th and 15th, 1909. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287777750007426

Loquat: Eriobotrya japonica: Scala. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. January 21st and March 9th, 1909. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287605190007426

Strawberries: Fragaria: Maynor. Botanical illustration, part of the United States Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Undated, by 1911. American. Deborah Griscom Passmore, watercolorist (1840-1911). United States Department of Agriculture. Not sure on the copyright. https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/delivery/01NAL_INST:MAIN/12287416420007426

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