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Bismarck Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bismarck Apple apple, painted 1873

Bismarck 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, Monroe, Rochester; Canada, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBismarck
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew York, Monroe, Rochester; Canada
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001612, POM00001615.

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