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Candil Sinap Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Candil Sinap Apple apple, painted 1840–1873

Candil Sinap 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 Ukraine, Simferopol; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCandil Sinap
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1873
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originUkraine, Simferopol; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000351, POM00002504.

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