Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Capitol Apple
Capitol 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 Texas, Cooke, Gainesville; Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Capitol |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Texas, Cooke, Gainesville; Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001573, POM00001574.
