Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Benoni Apple
Benoni Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs; Virginia, Arlington; Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, McLoud, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Benoni |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs; Virginia, Arlington; Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, McLoud; Alabama, Lee, Auburn |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001540, POM00001541, POM00001542, POM00001543, POM00001544.
