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Glowing Coal Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Glowing Coal Apple apple, painted 1875

Glowing Coal 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 Oregon, Benton, Corvallis; Indiana, Rush, Carthage, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGlowing Coal
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originOregon, Benton, Corvallis; Indiana, Rush, Carthage
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000027, POM00002474.

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