Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Deacon Jones Apple
Deacon Jones Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Garrett, Oakland; New York, Ontario, Geneva; New York, Erie, Buffalo, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Deacon Jones |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Garrett, Oakland; New York, Ontario, Geneva; New York, Erie, Buffalo |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001500, POM00001501, POM00001502.
