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Fyan Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Fyan Apple apple, painted 1873

Fyan 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 Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher). The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarFyan
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher)
Specimen originMissouri, Wright, Mountain Grove
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001908, POM00002188.

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