Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Belle de Boskoop Apple
Belle de Boskoop 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 New York, Onondaga, Syracuse; Vermont, Lamville, Cambridge, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Belle de Boskoop |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New York, Onondaga, Syracuse; Vermont, Lamville, Cambridge |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001416, POM00001417.
