Pear-pollination. Bartlett. Hand self-pollinated Bartlett pear on the left. Hand cross-pollinated Bartlett pear on the right. From the Rochester series by Waite, 1892. One of the first natural size fruit photographs taken in the Department, a pioneer in the art which has done so much for agriculture.

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Unknown. “Pear-pollination. Bartlett. Hand self-pollinated Bartlett pear on the left. Hand cross-pollinated Bartlett pear on the right. From the Rochester series by Waite, 1892. One of the first natural size fruit photographs taken in the Department, a pioneer in the art which has done so much for agriculture..” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed December 1, 2024, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/281.