Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Darling Sweet Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Darling Sweet Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Darling Sweet 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 Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDarling Sweet
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMichigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002239.

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