Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Arkansas Apple
Arkansas Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul; United States; Virginia, Montgomery, Blacksburg, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul; United States; Virginia, Montgomery, Blacksburg; Virginia, Richmond |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000735, POM00000970, POM00000971, POM00000972, POM00000973, POM00000974, POM00001064.
