
Botanist and illustrator, USDA
James Marion Shull
The USDA botanist who painted fruit and bred irises.
On Picturepops™ cards · 2

The life
1872–1948
J. Marion Shull was an American botanist and illustrator who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture. He painted fruit for its watercolour collection, bred irises and daylilies, and came from a family of well-known biologists. Our pineapple and peach cards are his.

