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Arabka Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Arabka Apple apple, painted 1840

Arabka Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha; Maine, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarArabka
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originNebraska, Douglas, Omaha; Maine
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001058, POM00001059.

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