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Evelyn Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Evelyn Apple apple, painted 1840–1882

Evelyn 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 Minnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarEvelyn
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMinnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001933, POM00001934.

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