Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Black Gilliflower Apple
Black Gilliflower, also called Sheepnose, is an old American apple recognised by its distinctive elongated, ribbed, conical shape and dull dark-red skin. Its flesh is mild, sweet and rather dry, and it was grown chiefly as a fresh-eating curiosity from New England southward.
| Cultivar | Black Gilliflower |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Strange, M. |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Bear Gap; Indiana, Allen, New Haven; West Virginia, Barbour, Philippi; Pennsylvania, Bradford, Stevensville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001380, POM00001381, POM00001382, POM00001383.
