Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Grimes Apple
Grimes Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 15 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Oregon, Benton, Corvallis; Indiana, Knox, Vincennes; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Grimes |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Benton, Corvallis; Indiana, Knox, Vincennes; Virginia, Arlington; United States |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 15 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000023, POM00000896, POM00000967, POM00001229, POM00001268, POM00001269, POM00002196, POM00002197, POM00002198, POM00002264, POM00002477, POM00002478, POM00003497, POM00003498, POM00003904.
