Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Eureka Apple
Eureka 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 Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha; Wisconsin, La Crosse, West Salem, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Eureka |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha; Wisconsin, La Crosse, West Salem |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001925, POM00001927.
