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Fameuse Sucre Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fameuse Sucre Apple apple, painted 1860

Fameuse Sucre 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 Indiana, Tippecanoe, Clarkshill; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFameuse Sucre
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originIndiana, Tippecanoe, Clarkshill; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002209, POM00002230.

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