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Antonovka Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Antonovka Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Antonovka Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Wisconsin, Sauk, Baraboo, painted by Van Deman, Henry G.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarAntonovka
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Van Deman, Henry G.
Specimen originWisconsin, Sauk, Baraboo
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000035.

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