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Bedford (Spice) Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bedford (Spice) Apple apple, painted 1840

Bedford (Spice) 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 Pennsylvania, Somerset, Friedens, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBedford (Spice)
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originPennsylvania, Somerset, Friedens
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001468.

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