Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bethel Apple
Bethel Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 8 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst; Massachusetts, Bristol, Raynham; New Hampshire, Strafford, Durham, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bethel |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst; Massachusetts, Bristol, Raynham; New Hampshire, Strafford, Durham; New York, Clinton, Harkness |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 8 |
All 8 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001598, POM00001599, POM00001600, POM00001601, POM00001602, POM00001603, POM00001604, POM00001605.
