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Collamer Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Collamer Apple apple, painted 1882

Collamer 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, Hilton; New York, Columbia, Ghent, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCollamer
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1882
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originNew York, Monroe, Hilton; New York, Columbia, Ghent
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001779, POM00001780.

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