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Crimson Bramley Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Crimson Bramley Apple apple, painted 1860

Crimson Bramley Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Canada, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCrimson Bramley
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCanada
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001863.

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