Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bloomless Apple
Bloomless 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 Virginia, Culpeper, Clarkson; West Virginia, Greenbrier, Ronceverte; North Carolina, Watanga, Sands, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bloomless |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Culpeper, Clarkson; West Virginia, Greenbrier, Ronceverte; North Carolina, Watanga, Sands; Virginia, Accomack, Flag Pond Landing |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001638, POM00001639, POM00001640, POM00001641, POM00001642.
