Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Florence Apple
Florence Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; North Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville; Missouri, Jackson, Lees Summit, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Florence |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; North Carolina, Cumberland, Fayetteville; Missouri, Jackson, Lees Summit; New York, Ontario, Geneva |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002305, POM00002306, POM00002307, POM00002308, POM00002309, POM00002310.
